Posts Tagged ‘songwriter’

Rock/R&B songwriter Jackson dies at home of cancer

by Associated Press Published: April 15,2013

Tags: compose, composer, dead, death, died, entertainer, entertainment, music, obituary, song, songwriter

RIDGELAND — Songwriter George Jackson, co-author of “Old Time Rock and Roll” and hundreds of other soul, rock and rhythm and blues tunes, has died. He was 68. Jackson died yesterday morning at his home in Ridgeland, said Thomas Couch Sr., board chairman of Malaco Records. Jackson had been sick with cancer for about a [...] [...]

Buffett attends certification meeting for Magaritaville Casino

by Associated Press Published: May 17,2012

Tags: casinos, Conventions, entertainment, gambling, gaming, hotels, lodging, meetings, restaurants, singer, songwriter, state agency, tourism, tourists, vacationers, vacationing, vactions, visitors

JACKSON — Jimmy Buffett says creating jobs on the Gulf Coast is a rewarding part of his new Margaritaville Casino and Resort in Mississippi. Buffett was in Jackson today when the Mississippi Gaming Commission signed off the certification for the casino, set to open next Tuesday in Biloxi. The meeting was a formality. Gaming Commission [...] [...]

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