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Der Musiker war bekannt für die Arbeiterhymne Take This Job and Shove It sowie für Hits wie The Ride und andere. David Allan Coe, der Country-Singer-Songwriter, der die Arbeiterhymne Take This Job and Shove It schrieb und unter anderem mit You Never Even Called Me By My Name und The Ride Hits landete, ist gestorben. Er war 86. Coes Ehefrau, Kimberly Hastings Coe, bestätigte seinen Tod gegenüber Rolling Stone am Mittwoch. Weiterlesen...

• Die Singer-Songwriterin war bekannt für ihre Zusammenarbeit mit ihrem ehemaligen Ehemann John Martyn sowie für ihre sternbesetzten Singles der 1960er Jahre und ihr Comeback-Album im Jahr 2014. • Die britische Folk-Sängerin Beverley Martyn, bekannt für ihre Kollaborationen mit ihrem Ex-Mann John Martyn sowie ihre temperamentvollen, erhabenen Soloarbeiten, ist im Alter von 79 Jahren verstorben. • Eine Erklärung der Familie des verstorbenen John Martyn gab die Nachricht bekannt und führte aus, dass sie am Montag friedlich zu Hause eingeschlafen sei. „Beverley war eine bemerkenswerte Frau von großer innerer Stärke“, hieß es weiter in der Erklärung. „Sie war schön, intelligent, warmherzig und gütig.“

Ittai Gradel died of renal cancer days after museum awarded him medal for ‘very significant contribution’The academic turned antiquities dealer who exposed the theft of hundreds of artefacts from the British Museum has died aged 61.Dr Ittai Gradel, from Denmark, alerted the British Museum and the police after he was able to buy dozens of museum artefacts on eBay over the course of several years. Continue reading...

• East Bay man in Contra Costa County died after consuming toxic wild mushrooms amid statewide spike. • California recorded 35 mushroom poisoning cases from Nov. 18 to Jan. 4, far above average of under five yearly. • Surge prompts health warnings on foraging risks during wet weather conditions.

Man, 57, was watching snake-charming show when reptile crawled into his trousers, say German policeA German tourist has died after a snake crawled into his trousers and bit him as he watched a show in Egypt on a family holiday, police in Germany have said.The 57-year-old man was watching the snake-charming show at a hotel in Hurghada, a popular beach holiday destination on the Red Sea, in early April. Continue reading...

Noongar woman Mary Ann Miller died of sepsis, while homeless to avoid an allegedly abusive ex-partnerWarning: This article contains images of and references to Indigenous Australians who have diedThe family of an Aboriginal mother of seven who died just weeks after giving birth say the Western Australian government knew she was experiencing domestic violence and fearing for her safety weeks before her death.Mary Ann Miller died of sepsis in Fiona Stanley hospital on 28 March, two weeks after giving birth to her son and after she was allegedly assaulted and had her nose broken by her former partner. Guardian Australia is not suggesting the alleged assault contributed to her death. Continue reading...

Singer performed hits including Be My Baby with her cousins Ronnie Spector and Estelle BennettNedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the 1960s pop band the Ronettes, has died aged 80.Talley Ross, who was one part of the band with her cousins Ronnie Spector and Estelle Bennett, died at home on Sunday morning, her daughter Nedra K Ross announced on social media. Continue reading...