A Kentucky teacher lost her appeal in the US Supreme Court over her sacking after showing Pink Floyd's film 'The Wall' to her class. The court decided that the film was not suitable for minors with its bad language and sexual content.
Sly Stone was sentenced to 55 days in jail for driving under the influence of cocaine.
Frank Sinatra is $2,072,000 richer after an auction of his possessions.
Born on December 1st, 2008
Casey Van Beek - US multi-instrumentalist; The Tractors Dianne Lennon - Us singer; The Lennon Sisters Carlos Garnett - Panamanian tenor saxophonist; Art Blakey/Miles Davis/solo
Dead on December 1st, 2008
Stéphane Grappelli (89) - French jazz violinist; he and Django Reinhardt played in the Quintet of the Hot Club of France during 1933-39 producing a sensational series of recordings & performances. He remained at the top of his field till the end. Don "Suarcane" Harris (61) - guitarist, pianist, 50's duo Don & Dewey /Little Richard/ John Mayall/ Frank Zappa (pulmonary disease) Zayda Peña Arjona (28 - ) lead singer for the Mexican band Zayda y los Culpables (shot in the back by an unknown gunman at Peña Mónaco Motel in Matamoros, Tamaulipas. This was not fatal, but the following day several assailants entered the hospital and shot her death. She was not involved with drugs on any level)
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