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April 8, 2002

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In the news
82-year-old rock critic retires

Ike Turner nimbly fingers classics
ST. PETERSBURG -- It takes a flashy dresser like Ike Turner to get a crowd forgetting about his natty opening act Bernard Allison. That's just what Turner, headliner of the final night of the Tampa Bay Blues Festival, did. The fest drew an estimated 35,000 over its three-day weekend, ending with the notoriously stage-shy Turner performing an energetic set.

Entertainment headlines from the wire

  • Ruben Studdard to Record Video in Alabama
  • Stewart Quits Top Posts After Indictment
  • FCC Hearing Draws Media Merger Criticism
  • TampaBay.com


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