Hargus ‘Pig’ Robbins, Country Hall of Famer Who Played Piano on Bob Dylan, Patsy Cline and George Jones Classics, Dies at 84

Bob Saget was always at his best when he was making people laugh. In what appears to be the late comedian’s final acting role, he proved on point by playing a hilarious house party chef for Desiigner’s latest music video “Bakin.” Alongside adult film star Kendra Sunderland, Bob looks to be having a good time cooking up bacon — and stacks of cash — for the Hollywood Hills shindig. Snoop Dogg even has a cameo in the beginning, suggesting to Desiigner that he get Bob over to the house before the party starts to “make it happen.” The legendary rapper adds, “Get Bob on the job!”

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIt’s a fair bet that anyone who clicks on this article does not need a backstory on Woody Guthrie — legendary singer-songwriter, activist, poet, artist, writer of “This Land Is Your Land” and many other standards and the single greatest influence on Bob Dylan and a generation of musicians.But as a stunning, just-opened exhibit at the Morgan Library & Museum shows, there was much more to him than his most well-known songs might indicate. Most striking of all, as manuscripts of his writings show, he was an amazingly deft wordsmith who would have made a hell of a rapper — and many of his verses and casual writings show a rustic, ribald sense of humor that is rarely present, or at least rarely obvious, in most of his songs.

Full House star Bob Saget was found dead on 9 January 2022 at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando. He was 65 years old.MORE: Bob Saget's wife, journalist Kelly Rizzo, pays sweet tribute to him following funeralLast week his family confirmed his cause of death and wife Kelly Rizzo and their three daughters are now suing Orange County Sheriff and the Medical Examiner’s Office to stop the release of any further documents related to his passing.WATCH:  Bob Saget played Mary-Kate And Ashley Olsen's TV dad on Full HouseBob died in the evening of 9 January 2022 after he performed a stand-up show at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, in Jacksonville, Florida, as part of his national tour. READ: Model and influencer Cristina 'Vita' Aranda shot dead in front of estranged footballer husbandMORE: Stephanie Seymour shares heartbreaking post following shock death of her sonHours after the event, he  shared a selfie following the two-hour set and praised the "really nice audience," adding, "Lots of positivity".A month after the tragic loss, his heartbroken loved ones confirmed the coroner’s findings in a statement which read: "The authorities have determined that Bob passed from head trauma.

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Drew Carey opened up about his last moments with ex-fiancée Amie Harwick, which took place two days before her death.

Drew Carey is opening up and reflecting on his time with his ex-fiancée, the late Amie Harwick. The host sat down with correspondent Erin Moriarty for an emotional chat about his relationship with the Hollywood therapist.«I think about her every single day,» Carey says in a sneak peek of his first in-depth television interview, airing Saturday.Almost two years ago, Harwick died after falling off the third-story balcony of her apartment in the Hollywood Hills. At the time, reports indicated that police had been called to the residence by Harwick's roommate, who told authorities she was being assaulted in the apartment.

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Bob Saget's family have spoken out following the confirmation of the cause of his death.Full House star Bob was found dead on January 9th at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando. He was 66 years old.WATCH: Bob Saget starring alongside Mary-Kate And Ashley Olsen on Full HouseIn a statement, his heartbroken loved one confirmed the coroner’s findings.

Justin Bieber, 27, and Hailey Baldwin, 25, proved they’re still a couple who loves to have fun and get cozy with each other during a recent outing. The singer and model were filmed while playing pool at the Hotel Rock Lititz in Lititz, Pennsylvania on the night of Feb. 4 and stopped to take a PDA-filled break that also included some playfulness. After throwing air punches at each other in a video that was shared by TMZ, the doting husband and wife laughed and hugged before he gave her a gentle slap on the behind.

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Candace Cameron Bure will also keep Bob Saget close to her heart.The actress first met the late comedian when she was 10 year old and portrayed his TV daughter, D.J. Tanner, on. In a sneak peek of her upcoming interview with s Hoda Kotb, Bure, 45, reveals that Saget was the first man she ever saw cry, and why that made him so special.«One of the things that made Bob so special, he was so emotionally available all the time,» Bure tells Kotb about how emotionally available her TV dad was.

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Wilson Chapman editorA24 has released the official trailer for “After Yang,” the sophomore feature of “Columbus” filmmaker Kogonada, releasing in theaters on March 4.Based on the short story “Saying Goodbye to Yang” by Alexander Weinstein, “After Yang” is set in a world where robots are purchased as live-in babysitters for children. Married couple Jake (Colin Farrell) and Kyra (Jodie Turner-Smith) purchase Yang (Justin H.

Sam Lay, a Chicago blues drummer and vocalist who played with Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, has died at age 86. Lay died Saturday of natural causes in Chicago, Alligator Records said Monday. Sam Lay, a Chicago blues drummer and vocalist who played with Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, has died at age 86.

Hargus “Pig” Robbins was a country music session pianist who played on hits including Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You” and on Bob Dylan’s “Blonde on Blonde” album.Blind since childhood, Robbins learned to play piano while attending the Nashville School for the blind. He began playing for Nashville’s greatest musicians in the 1950s, his first big hit coming with George Jones’ (1931–2013) “White Lightning” in 1959.

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Chris Willman Music WriterWhen contemporary Nashville artists and songwriters talk about perfect modern country songs, many of them wind up circling around one in particular: the Miranda Lambert-sung “The House That Built Me.” The co-writer of that and other classics over the last few decades, Tom Douglas, is the narrator and subject of a film, “Love, Tom,” just announced as coming out exclusively via the Paramount Plus streaming service on Feb. 24.A trailer for the project has the world-class songwriter appearing in a variety of Nashville locales, including the Ryman Auditorium, the Shelby Street Bridge downtown, a truck and a front porch, as he offers narration derived from a well-remembered, inspirational acceptance speech he gave upon being inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2014.

Sony Music yesterday announced that it has fully acquired Bob Dylan’s entire recordings catalogue in a deal that was actually concluded last July.Dylan has had a career long relationship with Sony’s Columbia label, so the big deal expands his existing partnership with the major. Specifics of the transaction are not known though – as with the deal he did with Universal around his songs catalogue – it likely gives Sony complete ownership and control of all the rights and royalties linked to his music – but in this case his recordings – in return for a mega-bucks upfront payment.In its announcement, Sony also confirmed that it would continue working with Dylan on catalogue releases, including future editions in his long-running ‘Bootleg Series’ of albums, and that the deal also provides it with “the opportunity … to partner with Dylan on additional projects”.Confirming the deal, Sony Music boss Rob Stringer said: “Columbia Records has had a special relationship with Bob Dylan from the beginning of his career and we are tremendously proud and excited to be continuing to grow and evolve our ongoing 60 year partnership”.“Bob is one of music’s greatest icons and an artist of unrivalled genius”, he added.

Bob Dylan has announced details of a spring run of dates for his ‘Never Ending Tour’.The tour resumes in Phoenix on March 3 and will run for 27 dates over five weeks.Dylan’s website hints that more dates will be announced after this, saying that the tour will run until 2024.A ticket pre-sale for this run of dates begins on January 27, with a general on-sale beginning on January 28.