Mohammad Bakri, a talented actor and director, has passed away at the age of 72. His funeral took place on the same day as his passing.
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Brigitte Bardot has passed away at the age of 91, after becoming a global icon during the mid-1900s before transitioning into civil activism.
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Music Reviews: Rolling Stones’ Black and Blue Box Set, plus Robert Gordon with Link Wray, and Melissa Carper’s Christmas Album Just a few months shy of a half century after its release, the Rolling Stones’ Black and Blue is back in a “super deluxe” edition that includes four CDs (or five LPs) and a Blu-ray […]
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Dominick Critelli, a 104-year-old World War II veteran, impressed all in attendance while playing the national anthem on his saxophone.
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When Buck White of The Whites passed away in January of this year at the age of 94, Stu Phillips officially became the oldest living member of the Grand Ole Opry. Phillips was an Opry member for 58 years.
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Thanks for listening to the special, year-end edition of Appalachian Echoes that aired on Saturday, December 27, 2025. Below is our playlist, in countdown order, of the top songs of 2025, capped off by our favorite song of the year: Tyler Childers’s “Bitin’ List.”