Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is the 45th and current president of the United States. Before entering politics, he was a businessman and television personality. Trump was born and raised in the New York City borough of Queens, and received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School. He took charge of his family's real-estate business in 1971, renamed it The Trump Organization, and expanded its operations from Queens and Brooklyn into Manhattan.
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Soul legend Sam Moore has died, aged 89
nme.comMoore reportedly had mixed feelings about the hit becoming associated with the Saturday Night Live stars and wasn’t thrilled that a younger generation assumed the song was a Blues Brothers creation.He later wrote ‘Dole Man’, inspired by his biggest hit for Republican Bob Dole’s presidential campaign in 1996, and in 2017, was among the few artists who performed at Republican President Donald Trump’s inaugural event.
Some years earlier, Moore had objected to Barack Obama’s campaign using the song ‘Hold On, I’m Comin’.Moore spent significant spells embroiled in legal battles throughout his life, having spent years suing Prater after he hired a substitute and toured as the New Sam & Dave.
He had a famously volatile relationship with his late bandmate, who died in a 1988 car crash in Georgia.Likewise, Moore joined several other artists in suing multiple record companies and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists in 1993.
In 1994, the soul hitmaker told The Associated Press he had joined the legal effort after learning that despite his million-selling records, his pension amounted to just $2,285.“Two thousand dollars for my lifetime?” Moore said at the time. “If you’re making a profit off of me, give me some too.
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