LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Outraged over Janet Jackson's infamous Super Bowl breast-baring stunt, Lena Horne has forbidden Jackson to play her in a U.S. made-for-TV film.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Ray Charles this summer will become the third in a series of popular male singers to release a comprehensive project of duets with other singers.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Jeanne Crain, 78, best known for her Oscar-nominated starring role in "Pinky," died Sunday, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Today is Monday, June 30, the 181st day of 2003 with 184 to follow.

Clarinetist and bandleader Woody Herman was born this day in 1913 in Milwaukee. He became a bandleader in 1936, and for 50 years led a succession of "Herds" across the country and around the world.

Pianist Gerry Wiggins was born this day in 1922 in New York. After working in the bands of Les Hite, Benny Carter and Louis Armstrong, he shifted more and more into accompanying singers including Lena Horne, Kay Starr, Eartha Kitt and Helen Humes.

FLATTERY DOESN'T ALWAYS WIN THE PRIZE

North Carolina has a shortage of pharmacists, especially in rural counties, say researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Art Tatum, the man credited by virtually all jazz piano players as a major influence, was born today in 1909 in Toledo, Ohio. He has been called the greatest virtuoso to play jazz on any instrument.