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Chopra said Jackson had recently gone on a diet to prepare for his planned comeback tour, which was to have begun next month in England, and was excited about his planned resumption of his performing career.
CNN: Questions swirl about Jackson and medication
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Before and after marrying Nat in 1948, Maria Cole had her own singing career, performing with greats such as Count Basie and Duke Ellington.
BBC: Nat King Cole's widow, Maria, dies at 89
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Glasper confessed to Marian McPartland a childhood dream of playing basketball in the NBA. Despite his more than adequate height for such a career, Glasper's immersion in jazz and an acceptance into Houston's High School for Performing Arts set him on the path toward a career at the piano.
NPR: Robert Glasper on Piano Jazz
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To receive the funds, the states had to prove that they were progressing in specific areas including turning around low-performing schools, adopting college- and career-ready standards, and using data systems to support student achievement.
CNN: Tennessee, Delaware schools to get Race to the Top funds
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It's also a huge challenge, including working on a stage that needs to be put together in just more than seven minutes, condensing her career into one 12-minute set, then performing in what is often any given year's most watched program on television.
CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS
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He has built a career assuming the existence of a universal funny bone, performing not just in Britain but also in France, Iceland, the Netherlands, the United States, Canada, and Sweden.
ECONOMIST: Eddie Izzard
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The absence of career paths capable of attracting new teachers and keeping those who are performing best has also been highlighted as a critical issue in the field.
UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES
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Although his career has been stylistically varied, multi-instrumentalist John Jorgenson sounds most comfortable performing the Django Reinhardt-inspired Gypsy swing heard here in live performance.
NPR: John Jorgenson Quintet On Mountain Stage
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Music was a natural career choice for Guthrie, who grew up surrounded by musicians and dancers, and he started performing publicly at 13.
NPR: Arlo Guthrie in Concert
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Ms Bovill, who is performing Piaf until 24 August, gave up her profession as an English and French teacher to pursue a career in singing.
BBC: Edith Piaf writer Charles Dumont performs in Edinburgh