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SARASOTA, Fla. — Allman Brothers Band founding member Dickey Betts has had successful surgery after slipping and hitting his head while playing with his dog in Florida.
The Dickey Betts website says the “Ramblin' Man” and “Blue Sky” singer-songwriter and guitarist underwent surgery Friday to relieve swelling on his brain.
A statement posted Saturday on the website says Betts and his family said the “outpouring of support from all over the world has been overwhelming and amazing. We are so appreciative.”
Last month Betts suffered a mild stroke and had to cancel upcoming tour dates with his Dickey Betts Band, which includes his son, Duane Betts.
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LONDON — It's an old tradition that a bride should have something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue on her wedding day, and the Duchess of Sussex followed at least part of that when she married Prince Harry.
The former Meghan Markle has revealed in a television documentary that she had a piece of blue fabric from the dress she wore on her first date with Harry sewn into her wedding dress.
She made the comments while discussing the dress in a documentary about Queen Elizabeth II called “Queen of the World.” She didn't say whether she also embraced the rest of the tradition.
The clip was made public Sunday. The documentary will be broadcast at a later date. It deals with the queen's role as head of the Commonwealth.
NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. — About 80 of Burt Reynolds' friends and relatives shared memories of the late actor at a private memorial service.Reynolds' ex-wife Loni Anderson and their son Quinton Anderson Reynolds were among the speakers at the Thursday service at Quattlebaum Funeral Home in North Palm Beach, Fla., a family spokesman told The Associated Press.Reynolds died at age 82 on Sept. 6 at a hospital in Jupiter, Fla., and a death certificate issued Sept. 10 that was obtained by “Entertainment Tonight” said that he had already been cremated. Neither family nor officials have revealed a cause of death.Bobby Bowden, former longtime football coach at Florida State University, where Reynolds was a player, opened the service with a prayer and went on to tell stories from throughout the actor's life.
