Esther Williams
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Esther Williams, the swimming champion turned actress who starred in glittering and aquatic Technicolor musicals of the 1940s and 1950s, has died. She was 91.
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - Former Jefferson Airplane drummer Joey Covington has died in a Palm Springs car crash.
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A Riverside County coroner's report says the 67-year-old Palm Springs resident wasn't wearing a seat belt when his car hit a retaining wall at about 5 p.m. Tuesday. He died at the scene.
The Palm Springs Desert Sun ( Premium Link Upgrade ) says police don't believe ******* or ***** were involved.
A friend, Keith McCormick, tells the paper that Covington's wife, Lauren, suspects he had a stroke or heart ****** before the accident.
Covington replaced Spencer Dryden as the Airplane's drummer from 1970-72. Before that, he was with the Airplane offshoot Hot Tuna and played congas on the 1969 Airplane album "Volunteers."
Covington co-wrote several Airplane songs, including "Pretty as You Feel" and the 1976 tune "With Your Love."
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Esther Williams, the swimming champion turned actress who starred in glittering and aquatic Technicolor musicals of the 1940s and 1950s, has died. She was 91.
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - Former Jefferson Airplane drummer Joey Covington has died in a Palm Springs car crash.
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A Riverside County coroner's report says the 67-year-old Palm Springs resident wasn't wearing a seat belt when his car hit a retaining wall at about 5 p.m. Tuesday. He died at the scene.
The Palm Springs Desert Sun ( Premium Link Upgrade ) says police don't believe ******* or ***** were involved.
A friend, Keith McCormick, tells the paper that Covington's wife, Lauren, suspects he had a stroke or heart ****** before the accident.
Covington replaced Spencer Dryden as the Airplane's drummer from 1970-72. Before that, he was with the Airplane offshoot Hot Tuna and played congas on the 1969 Airplane album "Volunteers."
Covington co-wrote several Airplane songs, including "Pretty as You Feel" and the 1976 tune "With Your Love."