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| Ukulele player Bill Tapia dies at 103 Posted: 02 Dec 2011 04:50 PM PST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ukulele player Bill Tapia, believed to be the oldest performing musician in the world, died on Friday at the age of 103, his official website said. Honolulu-born Tapia, who played with the likes of Louis Armstrong and Bing Crosby, died in his sleep at his home in Los Angeles, the website www.billtapia.com said. Tapia died just six months after releasing his latest album - a live version of his 100th birthday concert celebration - and one month short of what would have been his 104th birthday in January 2012. Tapia started his career entertaining troops from World War One and later worked on steamships between the U.S. West Coast and Hawaii. He became a teacher to Hollywood stars including Clark Gable and Shirley Temple when a ukulele craze hit the United States. After World War Two, Tapia moved to San Francisco and worked for years as a guitar teacher until making a comeback in 2004, age of 96, with the release of a CD featuring jazz and Hawaiian standards. Tapia was inducted into the Ukulele Hall of Fame in 2004 and continued to tour until 2010. News of his death on Friday, also posted on his Facebook page, brought tributes from friends and fans. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Lady Gaga's 14-minute music video puzzles, pleases Posted: 02 Dec 2011 04:49 PM PST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lady Gaga made her music video directorial debut with a 14-minute production which was met on Friday with a mix of weariness and adulation by fans and pop culture watchers. "Marry the Night" - the fifth single from her "Born This Way" album - sees the Grammy-winning performance artist making a trip to the hospital, dying her hair mint green, throwing Cheerios over her naked body and hanging upside down in a car - all in the eight minutes before the song comes in. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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