Spanish Flamenco Guitar Legend Dies

Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucia, who blended the flamenco sound of his native land with jazz and other genres that attracted a new generation of fans, has died at the age of 66 of an apparent heart attack.   A government official in de Lucia's hometown of Algeciras, Spain says the musician died Tuesday after he fell ill on a beach while with his family in Cancun, Mexico.  Algeciras will observe several days of official mourning in is memory.   De Lucia began his...

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