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NY researcher: `Yankee Doodle' turns 250 - maybe (AP)

Paul Huey, an archaeologist for New York state, poses in front of a painting depicting Dr. Richard Shuckburg composing the lyrics to 'Yankee Doodle' in Rensselaer, N.Y., Monday, June 30, 2008.  Huey believes he has narrowed down a date in June 1758 that Shuckburg, a British army physician, wrote the lyrics.  As the story goes, Shuckburgh penned the lyrics at Fort Crailo, in Rensselaer, after being amused by the sloppy drill and appearance of New England militiamen.  (AP Photo/Mike Groll)AP - Wish "Yankee Doodle" a happy 250th birthday. Maybe.


Huge trove of 78 rpm records donated to Syracuse U (AP)
AP - A vast collection of 78 rpm records — valued at $1 million, weighing 50 tons and representing more than a half-century of American music history — is being donated to Syracuse University by the estate of a prominent New York City record shop owner.
Paisley says working with Griffith a highlight (AP)

In this March 4, 2008 file photo, country music artist Brad Paisley is shown in this, March 4, 2008, file photo in Nashville, Tenn.  (AP Photo/Bill Waugh, file)AP - Brad Paisley says he got to mark a biggie off his wish list when Andy Griffith agreed to be in the video for his new single, "Waitin' On a Woman."


Headstone Swiped from Joy Division Singer's Grave (E! Online)

Headstone Swiped from Joy Division Singer's Grave(E! Online)E! Online - Ian Curtis wasn't around long but he left quite an impression.


Kylie Minogue receives OBE (Reuters)

Australian singer Kylie Minogue smiles as she poses for photographers with the OBE she received from Britain's Prince Charles for her services to music at Buckingham Palace in London July 3, 2008. (Steffan Rousseau/Pool/Reuters)Reuters - Kylie Minogue, the former soap actress who become one of the world's most famous female recording artists, was honored for her services to music on Thursday.


And We Thought Boy George's U.S. Tour Was Canceled! (E! Online)

And We Thought Boy George's U.S. Tour Was Canceled!(E! Online)E! Online - If Boy George had to call off his American summer concerts due to visa restrictions, how did paps snap him strolling in Beverly Hills yesterday with a young boy-toy?


Just how close 'friends' are Madonna and A-Rod? (AP)

Alex Rodriguez, left, and his wife Cynthia Scurtis arrive at the grand opening of Jay-Z's 40/40 Club at the Palazzo hotel and casino in Las Vegas, in this Monday, Dec. 31, 2007 file photo. Rodriguez and his wife have split less than three months after the birth of the couple's second daughter, according to a report in the New York Daily News Thursday July 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, FILE)AP - NEW YORK (AP) — A-Rod and the Material Girl? That's a lot of hits. Reports that Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez and Madonna have become close just as their marriages are disintegrating have both the celebrity gossip industry and the sporting world — each a chatty bunch — buzzing with questions about the two "friends."


Former Whitesnake guitarist dies (Reuters)

Whitesnake singer David Coverdale performs during a concert at Qemal Stafa stadium in Tirana July 3, 2008. (Arben Celi/Reuters)Reuters - Fellow musicians have paid tribute to Mel Galley, former guitarist in British hard rock band Whitesnake who died of cancer this week aged 60.


Springsteen Remembers Madam Marie (E! Online)

Springsteen Remembers Madam Marie(E! Online)E! Online - It doesn't take a crystal ball to see that Bruce Springsteen fans are in mourning.


Winehouse sings in Spain, glass of wine in hand (AP)

Jazz Soul singer Amy Winehouse, from England, performs during the Rock in Rio music festival in Arganda del Rey, on the outskirts of Madrid, Friday, July 4, 2008. (AP Photo / Victor R. Caivano)AP - Soul diva Amy Winehouse sipped from a glass of red wine and looked a bit unsteady on her feet as she appeared in front of a large audience at the Rock in Rio music festival southeast of Madrid on Friday.


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