Reuters - Jazz saxophonist Kirk Whalum credits adversity for inspiring the genre-bridging, live-recorded project he started in 1998, "The Gospel According to Jazz." Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:03:59 GMT
AP - The newest members of New Jersey's Hall of Fame include actors Jack Nicholson and Danny DeVito, musicians Les Paul and Count Basie, and authors Philip Roth and Judy Blume.
AP - Richard Todd, who re-enacted his wartime exploits in the 1962 film "The Longest Day" and was Ian Fleming's choice to play James Bond, has died of cancer at age 90, his family said Friday.
