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Nazareth is a British rock band that had several hard rock hits in the mid 1970s, including the Felice and Boudleaux Bryant penned ballad, "Love Hurts". Nazareth was formed in December 1968 in Dunfermline, Scotland, out of the ashes of semi-professional local group The Shadettes (formed in 1961) by vocalist Dan McCafferty, guitarist Manny Charlton (ex Mark V and The Red Hawks), bassist Pete Agnew, and drummer Darrell Sweet. They took their name from the first line of The Band's classic song "The Weight" ("I pulled into Nazareth / Was feelin' about half past dead...") |
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Levon Helm: Drummer and soulful singer at the heart of The Band
Date: Apr 20, 2012
I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin' 'bout half past dead." The enigmatic opening line of "The Weight" may have been penned by Robbie Robertson but the tough-but-tender vocal by Levon Helm, emerging from behind his drum kit, was equally important in establishing The Band in their own right rather than simply as Bob Dylan's backing group during his controversial switch from acoustic to electric ...
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The Band’s Levon Helm dies: How, through ‘The Weight,’ his voice will go on
Date: Apr 19, 2012
Levon Helm , the singer and drummer who co-founded The Band, died Thursday after battling throat cancer. He was 71. I realize this is a bit obvious, but when I think of Helm, the first thing that comes to my mind is “The Weight.” The song, which begins “I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin’ about half past dead,” was written by Robbie Robertson but came alive thanks to Helm’s deep, soulful voice ...
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The Band’s Levon Helm dies: How, through ‘The Weight,’ his voice will go on
Date: Apr 19, 2012
Levon Helm , the singer and drummer who co-founded The Band, died Thursday after battling throat cancer. He was 71. I realize this is a bit obvious, but when I think of Helm, the first thing that comes to my mind is “The Weight.” The song, which begins “I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin’ about half past dead,” was written by Robbie Robertson but came alive thanks to Helm’s deep, soulful voice ...
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Church hosts funeral for Jesus to observe Good Friday
Date: Apr 06, 2012
The Waters church took the death of Jesus and brought it to life with funeral services for him on Good Friday. The service for Jesus Christ of Nazareth lasted about an hour and was repeated twice at the Sartell church.
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Matt Kelly, slain in Easton shooting, was compassionate and generous, friends say
Date: Apr 03, 2012
Matt Kelly was a kind-hearted man with a smile that could light up a room, stunned friends remembered today. The 20-year-old Bethlehem resident and 2010 graduate of Nazareth Area High School died after being shot Sunday night in the parking lot of Christ Lutheran Church in Easton 's West Ward.
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Almanac March 29, 2012
Date: Mar 29, 2012
Nazareth area worker Mark Werner was 'kidnapped' by the Beastie Boys as part of his prize for winning an MTV contest in 1987.
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Nazareth man to leave post as Emmaus High School band director
Date: Mar 16, 2012
Band director Bruce Denmead II is leaving Emmaus High School and the region at the end of this school year. Denmead's wife recently accepted a position at Brown Univeristy in Providence, R.I., and the couple is moving to New England, he explained in his letter of resignation.
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Nazareth Area students approached by men in a van offering candy, school officials warn
Date: Mar 15, 2012
Superintendent Victor Lesky said in an email alert there have been various descriptions of the van.
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