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Sixty years of No 1s - readers' picks

4334 days ago

Guardian Music — Here's what you thought we missed in our list of best UK No 1sTo mark the 60th anniversary of the UK singles chart, we asked our writers to tell us about the "best" No 1s of the last 60 years. Here's the results in full – a varied selection, taking... more info

Best No 1 singles, 1952-2012 – the full list

4339 days ago

Guardian Music — The UK singles chart is 60 years old. We asked writers to pick their favourite chart-toppers from each year. Here you can see their choices at a glance. Click the each one to read more, listen to the single and have your sayBest No 1 singles: the int... more info

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Willie Nelson: 'If we made marijuana legal, we'd save a whole lotta money and lives'

4356 days ago

Guardian Music — The veteran musician on God, politics, his favourite singer and why weed should be decriminalisedWhat were the songs that made you realise you wanted to be a musician?When I first started out, I sang a lot in church. Amazing Grace was the first song ... more info

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Donald 'Duck' Dunn

4359 days ago

Guardian Music — Bass guitarist with Booker T & the MGs, the band at the heart of the Stax soul soundThe soul music created at Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee, was an indelible part of the soundtrack of the 1960s. The magisterial and hypnotic bass-guitar lines on ... more info

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Ray Charles' Children Hit With New Lawsuit

4401 days ago

Starpulse — Seven of Ray Charles' children have been hit with a new lawsuit by members of the late icon's charity foundation. Executives behind The Ray Charles Foundation claim they were named the sole benef... more info

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Ray Charles - Ray Charles' Children Hit With New Lawsuit

4401 days ago

ContactMusic — Seven of Ray Charles children have been hit with a new lawsuit by members of the late icons charity foundation Executives behind The Ray Charles Foundation claim they were named the sole benefactors with Charles setting up a 500000 312500 trust f... more info

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Ray Charles' foundation sues his children

4401 days ago

CNN Showbiz — A foundation created by Ray Charles is suing seven of the late singer's children, accusing them of violating a deal with their father not to claim any rights to his estate. more info

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