Pius Adesanmi: Don Williams – Fragments of memory

by Pius Adesanmi America invaded my formative years in Nigeria through culture, mainly books and music. Indian (Amitabh Bachchan!) and Chinese (Bruce Lee!) films relegated American (John Wayne) films to a distant background. In High School (Titcombe College), James Hadley Chase was our most mesmerizing path to America. The irony of preferring the America of... Read More

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September 11, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Mr Eazi condemns Nigerian artistes for using “his Ghanaian formula”; Kanye West wants a face-to-face meeting with Jay-Z | More stories

We love Mondays! It’s the day of the week where we get to load you with all the entertainment gists you missed through the weekend and others that unraveled while you slept on Sunday night. Let’s do this! Kanye West and Jay-Z may be ending their beef? Reports making rounds have it that we may... Read More

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September 9, 2017

Who was Don Williams? | The ‘Gentle Giant’ of country music

On Friday night, news of the death of legendary country music singer, Don Williams spread to our part of the world. He was said to have passed on after “a short illness”. All the major news sites that reported his death had a common denominator in the first few lines of their articles. Rolling Stone... Read More

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September 8, 2017

Country Music star, Don Williams dies at 78

Country music star and Hall of Fame member, Don Williams has died at the age of 78. Williams reportedly died after a short illness. American singer-songwriter Shooter Jennings took to Twitter after news of Don’s death broke to pay tribute. He said: “Sad about Don Williams but Troy Gentry was my friend. I had great... Read More

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