Alice Brock, inspiration behind Arlo Guthrie’s classic “Alice’s Restaurant,” dies at 83

Alice Brock, inspiration behind Arlo Guthrie’s classic “Alice’s Restaurant,” dies at 83

Alice Brock, whose Massachusetts-based eatery helped inspire Arlo Guthrie’s deadpan Thanksgiving standard, “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree,” has died at age 83. Guthrie announced the death on the Facebook page of his own Rising Son Records label. “This coming Thanksgiving will be the first without her,” Guthrie wrote. “Alice and I spoke by phone a couple of…

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Singer Shelby Lynne reflects on personal struggles, new album and friendships: “I’m where I need to be”

Singer Shelby Lynne reflects on personal struggles, new album and friendships: “I’m where I need to be”

After years of personal struggles, Grammy winner Shelby Lynne thought her recording career may be over.  But with the help of some friends, the singer-songwriter released her new album, “Consequences of the Crown,” earlier this year, which is her 17th studio album. Lynne’s breakout album “I am Shelby Lynne” came after a difficult decision to…

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Clay Aiken returns with new holiday album

Clay Aiken returns with new holiday album

Clay Aiken returns with new holiday album “Christmas Bells Are Ringing” – CBS News Watch CBS News Award-winning singer Clay Aiken, who rose to fame on American Idol, joins “CBS Mornings Plus” to talk about his new holiday album, “Christmas Bells Are Ringing,” and his rendition of Bing Crosby’s “Do You Hear What I Hear?”…

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Paul Simon’s search for hearing loss cure leads him to groundbreaking Stanford Medicine program and some hope

Paul Simon’s search for hearing loss cure leads him to groundbreaking Stanford Medicine program and some hope

When legendary singer-songwriter Paul Simon began to lose his hearing nearly four years ago while working on his album, “Seven Psalms,” he feared he wouldn’t be able to perform again. “It was incredibly frustrating. I was very angry at first that this had happened,” Simon told CBS News senior culture correspondent Anthony Mason in an interview for “CBS Mornings.”…

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One Direction stars attend Liam Payne’s funeral in U.K. after his death in fall from Buenos Aires hotel room

One Direction stars attend Liam Payne’s funeral in U.K. after his death in fall from Buenos Aires hotel room

Amersham, England — Family and friends of One Direction star Liam Payne, who died last month after falling from a Buenos Aires hotel room, gathered for his funeral in Britain on Wednesday. Payne’s former bandmates Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson were among  mourners at the private service at St Mary’s Church in…

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