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| Singer Freddy 'Boom Boom' Cannon dead at 89 | Singer Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon -- known for his songs "Palisades Park" and "Tallahassee Lassie" -- has died at the age of 89. His representative told Variety he died in a California hospice facility after recently being diagnosed with cancer. Deadline.com, which also confirmed Cannon's death, said the "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans," "Abigail Beecher," "Action" and "Let's Put the Fun Back in Rock N Roll" artist appeared on Dick Clark's music-theme show, American Bandstand, more than 100 times. In recent years, he was a beloved guest on the Svengoolie classic horror TV programming block. "We got the heartbreaking news today that our dear friend, 'Freddy Boom Boom' Cannon has passed away," the show's X feed said. |
| Famous birthdays for July 19: Benedict Cumberbatch, Ilie Nstase | Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. They include: -- Artist Edgar Degas in 1834 -- Famed murder suspect Lizzie Borden in 1860 -- Physician Charles H. |
| Valentina joins 'Rocky Horror Show' on Broadway | RuPaul's Drag Race and Rent: Live star Valentina is taking over the role of Columbia in Broadway's Rocky Horror Show Tuesday. Michaela Jae Rodriguez previously played the character in the Tony-nominated musical revival. The ensemble also stars Rachel Dratch, Andrew Durand, Luke Evans, Amber Gray, Harvey Guilln, Stephanie Hsu, Josh Rivera, Sherie Rene Scott, Rene Albulario, Boy Radio, Caleb Quezon, Andres Quintero, Larkin Reilly, Paul Soileau and John Yi. The producers of the show describe it as the story of "two squeaky clean college kids -- Brad and his fiance, Janet -- on their way to visit their former college professor when by a twist of fate, their car breaks down outside a mansion. They meet the charismatic Dr. |
| Ryan Hurst to be re-cast in 'God of War' adaptation | Sons of Anarchy and The Walking Dead alum Ryan Hurst has suffered a serious bicep injury and his starring role of Kratos in Prime Video's God of War adaptation will be re-cast. The news was reported this week by Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter and People.com. The actor, who has been filming the show in Vancouver since February, was injured doing a stunt in late June after putting on 40 pounds of muscle for the job. He is now recovering from surgery to repair his torn bicep and production on the video-game adaptation has been suspended while the streaming service figures out what to do next. Filming is expected to resume in October. |
| Madonna's 'Confessions II' tops U.S. album chart | Pop music icon Madonna's Confessions II is the No. 1 album in the United States this week. Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart dated Saturday is Olivia Rodrigo's You Seem Pretty Sad For a Girl So in Love, followed by Ella Langley's Dandelion at No. 3, Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem at No. 4 and Drake's Iceman at No. 5. Rounding out the top tier are Noah Kahan's The Great Divide at No. 6, Ken Carson's xperiment at No. 7, Michael Jackson's Thriller at No. 8, Sienna Spiro's Visitor at No. 9 and Toby Keith's 35 Biggest Hits at No. 10. |