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BIRTHS

Boy, Daniel William Wolfson, to Melissa and Jonathan Wolfson, Jan. 7 in Los Angeles. Father is founder of Wolfson Public Relations.

MARRIAGES

Natalie Imbruglia to Daniel Johns, Dec. 31 in Port Douglas, Australia. Bride is a recording artist and actress. Groom is lead singer of Silverchair.

DEATHS

Charles Grean, 90, of unknown causes, Dec. 20 in New York. A pop composer/arranger/music industry executive, Grean worked with such artists as Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw and Nat "King" Cole. In 1969, he formed the Charles Randolph Grean Sounde and turned Robert Cobert's "Quentin's Theme" into a No. 13 hit on The Billboard Hot 100. Grean also composed the score for the documentary "Two Men of Karamoja."

John Guerin, 64, of heart failure, Jan. 5 in West Hills, Calif. A top session drummer, Guerin performed and recorded with artists as diverse as Thelonious Monk, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, the Byrds and Linda Ronstadt. He was a founding member of saxophonist Tom Scott's band the L.A. Express. In the mid-'70s, the group backed Joni Mitchell on her album "Court & Spark" and on her tours. Guerin is survived by his wife, a son, two siblings and two grandchildren.



Joyce Triplett, 65, of cancer, Jan. 8 in Nashville. For 15 years starting in 1973, Triplett served as director of finance and administration for RCA Records, where she worked with artists like Chet Atkins, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers and Toby Keith. She is survived by her mother and four siblings.



John Friedmann, 71, of a gunshot wound, Jan. 9 in Kansas City, Mo. Friedmann was executive director of the Jackson County Sports Complex Authority, a post he had held since 1990. A part of the International Assn. of Assembly Managers since 1962, he was the body's eldest active member. Throughout his career, Friedmann oversaw such Kansas City venues as Kemper Arena, Kauffman Stadium and Arrowhead Stadium.

Lorene Allen, 78, of cancer, Jan. 9 in Nashville. Allen moved to Nashville to become a songwriter in 1966. Her songs have been recorded by such artists as Loretta Lynn, Conway Twitty, Eddy Arnold, Ernest Tubb and Pat Boone. Honored by Source for her pioneering achievements as a Music Row businesswoman, Allen worked for the Grand Ole Opry duo the Wilburn Brothers and served as GM for Loretta Lynn Enterprises until her retirement in 1994. She is credited as a songwriter on one of Lynn's most famous and controversial recordings, "The Pill." Allen is survived by her husband, two daughters and two grandchildren.