Entertainment News Roundup: Dr. John dead at 77; Brian Wilson postpones summer tour,

Entertainment News Roundup: Dr. John dead at 77; Brian Wilson postpones summer tour,
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Grammy-winning New Orleans musician Dr. John dead at 77

Dr. John, a six-time Grammy winner who in his incarnation as the "Night Tripper" brought the New Orleans voodoo vibe to America's music scene and became one of the most venerated pianists in the city's rich musical history, died on Thursday at age 77. The New Orleans native, born Malcolm John Rebennack into a family of amateur musicians, including an aunt who taught him to play the piano, died "towards the break of day" from a heart attack, his family announced on his official Twitter account.

In Harlem and on Broadway, The Temptations get their due

The Temptations, whose string of hits in the 1960s and 1970s are being celebrated in a Tony-nominated show on Broadway, got a star on the Apollo Theater's Walk of Fame in Harlem on Friday. "It's like breaking all records of all the things that we've done," said Otis Williams, the only surviving member of the five-man group behind such classics as "Just My Imagination" and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone."

Presenter Jeremy Kyle asked to give evidence to UK reality TV inquiry

Presenter Jeremy Kyle, whose tabloid talk show was cancelled last month by broadcaster ITV after a participant died following a recording of the program, has been asked to give evidence to a British parliamentary committee. A mainstay of ITV's daytime schedule since 2005, the program had similarities with America's "The Jerry Springer Show", including using security guards to break up brawls between guests.

Remains of former 'Mickey Mouse Club' actor found in Oregon

The body of former actor Dennis Day, who was a member of the popular 1950s television show "The Mickey Mouse Club," has been identified in Oregon almost a year after he was reported missing, his family said. Day, 76, was identified from remains found in April at the Phoenix, Oregon, home he shared with his husband, the family said in a Facebook statement on Thursday.

Brian Wilson postpones summer tour, says he feels 'mentally insecure'

Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson has indefinitely postponed a U.S. summer tour that was due to open on Friday, saying he felt "mentally insecure" in the aftermath of recent back surgery but hoped to return to performing later in the year. In a message posted on his Facebook page and official website, Wilson, 76, acknowledged he has struggled with mental illness "for many decades," and had been "excited to get back to performing" before he "started feeling strange" again.

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