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March 29, 2009

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Headlines from March 29, 2009

Punk CD Is Going Theatrical

By Dave Itzkoff

A new musical production adapted from “American Idiot,” the best-selling album by the punk band Green Day, is scheduled to make its debut in September at the Berkeley Repertory Theater in California.

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New CDs

By The New York Times

New releases from Prince, Gorilla Zoe, Diana Krall and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 25, 2009, covering March 29, 2009.

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    Album cover for All I Ever Wanted by Kelly Clarkson

    All I Ever Wanted

    Kelly Clarkson

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    Album cover for Love V/S Money by The-Dream

    Love V/S Money

    The-Dream

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    1
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    Album cover for No Line On The Horizon by U2

    No Line On The Horizon

    U2

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    2
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    Album cover for Round 2 by J. Holiday

    Round 2

    J. Holiday

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    Album cover for Fearless by Taylor Swift

    Fearless

    Taylor Swift

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    Peak
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    18

Notable Deaths

Vladimir Fedotov

2009Vladimir Fedotov, Russian footballer and manager (born 1943)[†]

Vladimir Grigoryevich Fedotov was a Soviet and Russian football striker and manager who holds the all-time record of caps for CSKA Moscow. He was the son of famous Soviet football and ice hockey player Grigory Fedotov.

Andy Hallett

2009Andy Hallett, American actor and singer (born 1975)[†]

Andrew Alcott Hallett was an American actor and singer who became known from playing the part of Lorne in the television series Angel (2000–2004). He used his singing talents often on the show, and performed two songs on the series' 2005 soundtrack album, Angel: Live Fast, Die Never.

Historical Context for March 29, 2009

In 2009, the world population was approximately 6,932,766,416 people[†]