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Celebrity Birthdays, October 7

Happy Birthday to Notebook star Rachel McAdams (1976), singer Toni Braxton (1968), American Idol nice-guy Simon Cowell (1959), Christian recording artist Michael W. Smith (1957), Bon Jovi drummer Tico Torres (1956),

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James Taylor To Perform On Good Morning America Tomorrow

Legendary singer/songwriter James Taylor will perform live on Good Morning America on Monday, September 15. Taylor's performance kicks off the unprecedented "50 States in 50 Days" initiative that will take ABC News and USA Today

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Rap, Rock, Classical - Music To Obama's Ears

WASHINGTON (AP) - Bob Dylan. Yo-Yo Ma. Sheryl Crow. Jay-Z. These aren't musical acts in a summer concert series: They're artists featured on Barack Obama's iPod.

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George Clooney Takes On New Role As UN Messenger Of Peace

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - In his new role as U.N. messenger of peace, George Clooney was playing himself. The 46-year-old actor's arrival Thursday was greeted with ''oohs'' and ''ahs'' from dozens of people, mostly women, who crowded the lobby entrance for a glimpse and cell phone picture of him.

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George Clooney Honored As UN Messenger Of Peace

George Clooney has been named a United Nations Messenger Of Peace in honor of his humanitarian work. Clooney, who is a long-term campaigner on behalf of refugees in the Darfur region of Sudan, joins fellow actor Michael Douglas and musician Yo-Yo Ma in accepting the honor.

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Five Artists Honored By The Kennedy Center

WASHINGTON (AP) - From ''Good Vibrations'' to ''GoodFellas,'' Brian Wilson and Martin Scorsese scored. Steve Martin strutted as one of the ''wild and crazy guys.'' Diana Ross sang to Motown stardom. Pianist Leon Fleisher surmounted a debilitating injury.

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Soundtrack Of 'The War, A Ken Burns Film' Inspires Three Companion CDs; Box Set

In addition to The War soundtrack album - an eclectic mix of vintage era jazz, pop singers of the time, contemporary classical recordings, plus three previously unreleased performances by Wynton Marsalis and a previously unreleased performance by Norah Jones

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Celebrity Birthdays, October 7

Happy Birthday to Notebook star Rachel McAdams (1976), singer Toni Braxton (1968), American Idol nice-guy Simon Cowell (1959), Christian recording artist Michael W. Smith (1957), Bon Jovi drummer Tico Torres (1956), cellist Yo-Yo Ma (1955), singer/songwriter John Cougar Mellencamp (1951).

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Yo-Yo Ma Takes His Silk Road Project To China

NEW YORK (AP) - Yo-Yo Ma is hitting the road - the Silk Road to China. It's the first time since 2001 that the cellist has taken his Silk Road Project to that key region of the ancient trade route, which stretched from Europe to the Far East.

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Metallica Will Pay Tribute To Ennio Morricone

Rockers Metallica have stunned fans by signing up for a Ennio Morricone tribute project. The group have used the composer's The Good, The Bad And The Ugly track "The Ecstasy Of Gold" to open their stage shows since 1983, and now the US band will repay the musical favor with a cover version of the song for a tribute album due out later this year.

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