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Black Sabbath emerges from the dark with new album

Jun 14

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This June 6, 2013 photo shows singer Ozzy Osbourne, right, and musician Geezer Butler of the rock band Black Sabbath posing for a portrait in Los Angeles. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ozzy Osbourne and the members of Black Sabbath worked hard to create a dark aura around their band in the late 1960s, laying down a proto-metal blueprint for a legion of groups to follow.

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Bassist Kim Deal leaves the Pixies after 25 years

Jun 14

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This May 17, 2013 file photo shows Kim Deal of The Breeders performing at The Hangout Festival in Gulf Shores, Ala. Deal is no longer a member of the Boston-based group the Pixies. The band announced on its Facebook page Friday that the bassist has decided to leave the group after 25 years. The Pixies' rock hits include “Monkey Gone to Heaven,” “Here Comes Your Man” and “Letter to Memphis.” They disbanded in the early 1990s and reunited in 2004. Deal is a part of the band The Breeders, which she formed and performs as lead singer and guitarist. (Photo by John Davisson/Invision/AP, file)

NEW YORK (AP) — Kim Deal is no longer part of the Pixies.

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Music Review: Return of Morgan Heritage is a gift

Jun 14

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This CD cover image released by VP Records shows "Here Come the Kings," by Morgan Heritage. (AP Photo/VP Records)

Morgan Heritage, “Here Come the Kings” (VP Records)

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Harry Connick Jr. writes song for Newtown victim

Jun 14

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This May 2, 2013 file photo released by Fox shows singer Harry Connick Jr. performing onstage at FOX's American Idol Season 12 Top 4 To 3 Live Elimination Show in Los Angeles. Connick Jr. has written a song in honor of a 6-year-old girl killed in the Newtown school shooting. Connick this week released the song “Love Wins” dedicated to Ana Grace Marquez-Greene. He says proceeds will go to the Ana Grace Fund set up to help the girl's family. Connick played with the girl's jazz saxophonist father, Jimmy Greene, and sang at the funeral for Ana, one of 20 first-graders and six adults killed in December at Sandy Hook Elementary School. (AP Photo/Fox, Frank Micelotta)

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Harry Connick Jr. has written a song in honor of a 6-year-old girl killed in the Newtown, Conn., school shooting.

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Doc walks backup singers ’20 Feet’ into spotlight

Jun 14

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This Jan. 21, 2013 file photo shows singers, from left, Judith Hill, Merry Clayton, Darlene Love, Tata Vega and Lisa Fischer from the film "20 Feet from Stardom" at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival at the Fender Music Lodge in Park City, Utah. The documentary about backup singers also features Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen, Bette Midler and Stevie Wonder. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP, file)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer and Darlene Love, fame and fortune were just a shot away.

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