AP - James Gurley, the innovative guitarist who helped shape psychedelic rock's multilayered, sometimes thundering sounds as a member of Big Brother and the Holding Company, the band that propelled Janis Joplin to fame, has died of a heart attack. He was 69. Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:52:37 GMT
Reuters - Guitarist Mick Cocks, a founding member of Australian hard rock band Rose Tattoo, died in a Sydney hospital on Tuesday after a battle with liver cancer. His age was not known. Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:07:52 GMT
Reuters - Alicia Keys' album "The Element of Freedom" topped the R&B chart in its first week of sales, but fell short of Susan Boyle to land at No. 2 on the Top 200 Albums chart, her label said on Wednesday.