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MIKE TYSON ATTENDS BOOK SIGNING IN LONDON
American boxer Mike Tyson attends the book signing for fellow boxer Big Joe Egan in London on November 17, 2005. Tyson wrote a foreward for the book titled "Big Joe Egan: The Toughest White Man on the Planet". (UPI Photo/Hugo Philpott)
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Today's birthdays include composer-conductor Meredith Willson ("The Music Man") in 1902; band leader Tommy Tucker in 1908; R&B singer "Big Joe" Turner, who was born in 1911; Perry Como in 1912; Rodney Dillard of The Dillards in 1942 (age 61)...
Traditional jazz bass player Pops Foster was born this day in 1892 in McCall, La. He worked with the best in jazz throughout his career, including Fate Marable, Kid Ory, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Mezz Mezzrow and Earl Hines. Pops Foster died in 1969
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Delmark Records, one of the most important companies in blues and jazz history, celebrates its 50th anniversary in this year.
The DIY Convention: Do It Yourself in Film, Music and Books has set the lineup for the first date in a monthly club series spotlighting the top works from its DIY Film Festival and DIY Music Festival.
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