Celebrity birthdays Sep 13, 2009
Singer-guitarist Gerry Beckley of America is 57 ... Singer-actress Jennifer Hudson ( American Idol, Dreamgirls ) is 28. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Celebrity birthdays for Sept. 6-12 Sep 3, 2009
Actress Shannon Elizabeth ("American Pie") is 36 ... Actress Virginia Madsen ("Sideways,""American Dreams") is 48 ... Singer-guitarist Gerry Beckley of America is 57. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
America 'Honored' By Michael Jackson's 'A Place With No Name' Sample Jul 21, 2009
" Jackson shared a manager with American in the late '80s and early '90s, though it's unclear just when he recorded the song. America then comprised of Bunnell, Beckley and vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Dan Peek scored a massive hit in 1972 with "Horse," which went to #1 on the 000037C9 Billboard singles chart and propelled their self-titled debut album to multi-platinum sales. It's not known whether the full version of "Place" will be released, but according to Jackson's one-time boss, former... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Agony and ecstasy Jun 20, 2009
But that s pretty minor, says a 41-year-old American security contractor who spent four years in Iraq ... With a broken back, two broken feet and neurological damage, the man, who asked that his name not be used, spent the next three months in hospitals in Iraq, Germany and America ... By 2005 72,000 American veterans were receiving disability payments for PTSD. A study two years later estimated that 12% of American veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from PTSD. Thus far, 1. (The Economist)
