RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif., May 27 (UPI) -- Earle H. Hagen, an Emmy Award-winning composer of music for TV shows, has died at his home in Rancho Mirage, Calif., at the age of 88, his wife Laura said.

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PORTSMOUTH, Va., April 30 (UPI) -- Tommy Newsom, 78, a saxophonist and arranger who gained visibility as a band member on Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show," died in his Portsmouth, Va., home.

NEW YORK, April 9 (UPI) -- Walter Nicks, a dancer, choreographer and instructor of international renown, has died in Brooklyn at the age of 81.

BRENTWOOD, Calif., Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Martha Tilton, popular big-band singer of the 1940s, has died of natural causes at her California home at the age of 91.

MONTREAL, Ontario, July 15 (UPI) -- Bill Miller, Frank Sinatra's longtime piano accompanist and closest musical adviser, has died at 91 in a Montreal hospital.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., July 10 (UPI) -- Pianist Ross Tompkins, who performed on TV's "The Tonight Show" as part of Doc Severinsen's band for more than 20 years, has died in Florida.

Today is Tuesday, May 30, the 150th day of 2006 with 215 to follow.

Today is Monday, May 30, the 150th day of 2005 with 215 to follow.