legend
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Late country music legend Dolly Parton will get a new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday, after the original one was vandalized, officials have announced.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
As first reported in TMZ, the singer and soul legend checked into a local hospital after performing at the Muny in Forest Park on Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Oasis star Noel Gallagher and boxing legend Prince Naseem Hamed were among those watching as the crowd gasped at almost every Itauma punch, whether it landed or not.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Anyone who listens to this single on Cyrus’ 2017 album, “Younger Now,” can hear Parton’s bubbly voice behind that of her goddaughter, nestled between samples of phone messages the legend left for the pop songstress.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
I’d hoped to understand the story about Saul and Jonas, put a medical asterisk on that family legend, but if family is important, then the next generation has to get their chance.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
After attending Jackson State University and Millsaps College, Wilson got a job at a New Orleans television station, which put her in the orbit of local jazz legends Ellis Marsalis and Alvin Batiste, among others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
There will also be live performances from Faithless and Underworld, as well as global legends including Calvin Harris, Carl Cox and Martin Garrix.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The rapper has released a total of nine studio albums in his career, gaining early co-signs from Louisiana legends including Boosie Badazz and Kevin Gates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Niewiadoma-Phinney, who is married to Taylor Phinney, son of U.S. cycling legends Davis Phinney and Connie Carpenter-Phinney, found herself under siege by Vollering’s team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Just as the legends of Hippasus’s murder are hazy, so too are the legends of Pythagoras’s end.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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