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Roger Hawkins, one of the most influential, accomplished and danceable drummers in American music history, has died. Hawkins was 75. Hawkins was a member of Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, the studio musicians better known as The Swampers, thanks to being immortalized in the lyrics to Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Southern-rock anthem “Sweet Home Alabama.” The Muscle Shoals Music Foundation confirmed Hawkins’ death to AL.com. In recent years, Hawkins suffered from myriad health problems, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and died after an extended illness. “We are going to miss his funny memes and texts and calls to us at the studio,”...

WESTWOOD ONE LAUNCHES THE MONICA CROWLEY SHOW --New Program to Air Saturdays, Noon - 3 p.m. ET-- Beginning Saturday, April 1, 2006 New York, NY Monday, Mar 20, 2006 - Westwood One (NYSE: WON) is proud to announce the national launch of The Monica Crowley Show, the three-hour talk program hosted by author and news personality Monica Crowley. The show begins Saturday, April 1, 2006, and will air from noon to 3 p.m. ET. The Monica Crowley Show will debut on major market stations across the country including: WABC-AM New York, WTKK-FM Boston and WTNT-AM Washington DC. The show will...

Senate OKs 2-cent gas tax By Dana Beyerle Montgomery Bureau April 10, 2002 Email this story. The Senate’s passage of gas-tax bills puts RSA’s proposal for a golf complex and luxury hotel in Colbert and Lauderdale counties one step closer to becoming a reality. File photo by TimesDaily Photo Editor Matt McKean MONTGOMERY - The Senate on Tuesday approved legislation allowing governments in Colbert and Lauderdale counties to increase gasoline taxes to pay for a proposed economic development project. The Senate, on a 16-1 vote, approved a bill by Rep. Nelson Starkey, D-Florence, that will give the Lauderdale County Commission...