*Poison drummer Rikki Rockett was arrested on a rape warrant and his case was turned over to the district attorney’s office for possible grand jury consideration, officials said Friday. Rockett, 46, was arrested Monday in Los Angeles on a warrant stemming from a complaint that he raped a woman in Mississippi on Sept. 23, 2007, authorities said.
*Frenchie Davis, the big-voiced “American Idol” contestant who found success on Broadway in “Rent,” will undergo surgery to remove a vocal cord polyp. Davis said she’s eager to take care of the condition that’s begun to cause tiredness and hoarseness after performances.
*An Allman Brothers Band member says Gregg Allman is unable to play several upcoming concerts because of his treatments for hepatitis C. Drummer Butch Trucks says the band has canceled appearances in Florida next month and bowed out of its annual run of shows at Manhattan’s Beacon Theatre in May.
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Personals was compiled by Alan Leo from Tribune news services and staff reports.
