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Music News for July 19, 2008
Songwriter Hank Cochran recovering from surgery (AP)
AP - Songwriter Hank Cochran is recovering at a Nashville hospital following surgery to remove cancerous tumors from his pancreas and lymph node.
Billboard CD reviews: Miley Cyrus, Buddy Guy (Reuters)
Reuters - Naming a new album "Breakout" when you've already sold 7 million career units seems like a delayed reaction.
Singer and radio star Jo Stafford dies at 90 (AP)
AP - Jo Stafford, the honey-voiced band singer who starred in radio and television and sold more than 25 million records with her ballads and folks songs, has died. She was 90.
Heartland rockers Hinder back with 2nd album (Reuters)
Reuters - After moving nearly 3 million copies of its 2005 debut album, "Extreme Behavior," Oklahoma City rock band Hinder is eyeing another big release with its new album, "Take It to the Limit."
Yusuf Islam wins damages for "veiled women" slur (Reuters)
Reuters - British folk singer Yusuf Islam, formerly Cat Stevens, accepted libel damages and an apology on Friday from a news agency that reported he had refused to talk to women at an awards ceremony who were not wearing a veil.
DMC undergoing surgery to remove blood clots (AP)
AP - Darryl "DMC" McDaniels of the legendary rap group Run-DMC was scheduled to undergo surgery at a New Jersey hospital Friday to remove two major blood clots in his left arm.
Vereen hosts fundraiser for $32M brain center (AP)
AP - Because of his own injuries, Ben Vereen seems like a natural to highlight a fundraiser for an institute that researches brain damage, but it took an introduction from the woman who walks his dog to make it happen.
Kiwi singer Brooke Fraser finally cracks U.S. charts (Reuters)
Reuters - New Zealand pop singer Brooke Fraser has cracked the U.S. charts with an album that has already been out almost two years in her homeland, thanks to a spot on iTunes' editors' picks list.
Sing us one last song at Shea, Piano Man (AP)
AP - NEW YORK (AP) — Billy Joel bade a stirring farewell to Shea Stadium on Friday during an electrifying, sold-out final show at the same ballpark where the Beatles famously ushered in a new era in rock 'n' roll four decades ago.
Rapper Nas set to rule next U.S. album chart (Reuters)
Reuters - Veteran rapper Nas is on course to notch his fifth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 when data are issued Wednesday, but sales will likely be considerably lower than those for his previous release.
