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Toowoomba cabbie James Royal's rock star past with Johnny Cash, The Who and Jerry Lee Lewis
1 year, 7 months ago

Toowoomba cabbie James Royal's rock star past with Johnny Cash, The Who and Jerry Lee Lewis

ABC  

Back in the 60s and 70s, Jim Nairn was known across much of Europe as James Royal — a blue-eyed soul-singing dynamo whose howl was his ticket to work with some of music's biggest stars. Key points: James Royal recorded five albums and 20 singles in the 60s and 70s He toured with some of rock's biggest names including The …

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Those we lost in 2022: A remembrance
2 years ago

Those we lost in 2022: A remembrance

LA Times  

Dodgers great Vin Scully, musicians Jerry Lee Lewis and Loretta Lynn, and actors James Caan and Angela Lansbury are among the notable deaths of 2022. James Caan James Caan was known to movie fans as the hotheaded Sonny Corleone in “The Godfather” and to TV audiences as the dying football player in “Brian’s Song” and the casino boss in “Las …

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Dolly Parton embraces rock stardom, Eminem pays tribute to hip-hop at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony
2 years, 2 months ago

Dolly Parton embraces rock stardom, Eminem pays tribute to hip-hop at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony

LA Times  

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has made room for new members. — AB 8:11 p.m. “That’s the most I’ve ever heard Terry Lewis speak in my life,” says Jam, the duo’s more voluble member, as his partner passes him the mic. — MW 9:34 p.m. “Hi — I’m the gay guy in the band,” Halford says in his …

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Jerry Lee Lewis: Elton John and Ringo Starr lead tributes to ‘groundbreaking’ musician
2 years, 2 months ago

Jerry Lee Lewis: Elton John and Ringo Starr lead tributes to ‘groundbreaking’ musician

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Without Jerry Lee Lewis, I wouldn’t have become who …

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Jerry Lee Lewis, outrageous rock ‘n’ roll star, dies at 87
2 years, 2 months ago

Jerry Lee Lewis, outrageous rock ‘n’ roll star, dies at 87

Associated Press  

Jerry Lee Lewis, the untamable rock ‘n’ roll pioneer whose outrageous talent, energy and ego collided on such definitive records as “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” and sustained a career otherwise upended by personal scandal, died Friday morning at 87. “Great Balls of Fire,” a sexualized take on Biblical imagery that Lewis initially refused to …

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Jerry Lee Lewis, Keith Whitley join the Country Hall of Fame
2 years, 2 months ago

Jerry Lee Lewis, Keith Whitley join the Country Hall of Fame

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Two artists who started their careers outside of country music were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame as early rock pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis and bluegrass performer-turned-country star Keith Whitley joined the ranks. Lewis, from Ferriday, Louisiana, grew up on country music, but Sam Phillips at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee, turned him into a …

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Ethan Coen on his Jerry Lee Lewis doc and filmmaking return
2 years, 7 months ago

Ethan Coen on his Jerry Lee Lewis doc and filmmaking return

Associated Press  

CANNES, France — Most in the film industry thought Ethan Coen was done with making movies. But on Sunday, Coen premiered his first documentary, “Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind,” at the Cannes Film Festival, a movie that was unknown until last month’s festival lineup announcement. The film, which A24 will distribute later this year, is a blistering portrait of …

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Ethan Coen on his Jerry Lee Lewis doc and filmmaking return
2 years, 7 months ago

Ethan Coen on his Jerry Lee Lewis doc and filmmaking return

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But on Sunday, Coen will premiere his first documentary, …

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Indian documentary to screen at Cannes Film Festival 2022
2 years, 8 months ago

Indian documentary to screen at Cannes Film Festival 2022

Hindustan Times  

Indian documentary, Shaunak Sen's All That Breathes will be screened at the Cannes Film Festival, running from May 17 to 28. In a recent interview to Quint, Sen said: “We were absolutely certain that we didn’t want to make a movie on air pollution. “When you’re telling the story of a family’s life and you’re interested in painting a well-rounded …

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R Kelly is found GUILTY of all nine counts of racketeering and sex trafficking
3 years, 3 months ago

R Kelly is found GUILTY of all nine counts of racketeering and sex trafficking

Daily Mail  

R. Kelly was found guilty of all nine counts of racketeering and sex trafficking by a federal jury on Monday during his sex trafficking trial where prosecutors accused the R&B singer of exploiting his stardom over a quarter-century to lure women and underage girls into his orbit for sex. Some key allegations from the trial include: Assaulting underage victims and …

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The R. Kelly Trial: Here's What You May Have Missed
3 years, 3 months ago

The R. Kelly Trial: Here's What You May Have Missed

Huff Post  

NEW YORK — Six weeks and 50 witnesses later, R. Kelly’s criminal trial is nearing its end. The defense argued in closing statements that much of what the jury heard during trial was simply the “playboy lifestyle” and dismissed Kelly’s accusers as liars, stalkers and groupies. If you haven’t been following the case, here are a few highlights from Kelly’s …

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A witness in R. Kelly trial says R&B singer once compared himself to Jerry Lee Lewis
3 years, 4 months ago

A witness in R. Kelly trial says R&B singer once compared himself to Jerry Lee Lewis

LA Times  

In a courtroom sketch, R.Kelly listens during his trial in New York on Thursday. R&B star R. Kelly once compared himself to rock legend Jerry Lee Lewis — notorious for marrying his 13-year-old cousin decades ago — saying they were both misunderstood geniuses, a witness at Kelly’s sex-trafficking trial testified Thursday. At one point in the relationship, she said she …

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Witness: R. Kelly once compared himself to Jerry Lee Lewis
3 years, 4 months ago

Witness: R. Kelly once compared himself to Jerry Lee Lewis

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — R&B star R. Kelly once compared himself to rock legend Jerry Lee Lewis — notorious for marrying his 13-year-old cousin decades ago — saying they were both misunderstood geniuses, a witness at Kelly’s sex-trafficking trial testified Thursday. At one point in the relationship, she said she was at dinner with Kelly when he mentioned that he liked …

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He helped others, then he took his life. The last days of film producer Steve Bing
4 years, 5 months ago

He helped others, then he took his life. The last days of film producer Steve Bing

LA Times  

Steve Bing was a friend of former U.S. President Bill Clinton and a major donor to the national Democratic Party and numerous progressive causes. “He was in a great mood,” Judith said of her and Jerry’s last phone conversation with Bing, three days before Father’s Day. “I’ll tell you something, the Steve Bing that I knew was a one-of-a-kind in …

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Little Richard, founding father of rock who broke musical barriers, dead at 87
4 years, 8 months ago

Little Richard, founding father of rock who broke musical barriers, dead at 87

Salon  

Little Richard, a founding father of rock and roll whose fervent shrieks, flamboyant garb, and joyful, gender-bending persona embodied the spirit and sound of that new art form, died Saturday. "I heard Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis, and that was it," Elton John told Rolling Stone in 1973. The Beatles recorded several of his songs, including "Long Tall Sally," …

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Mom, 13 cats, Bogart, a restless dog and no WiFi: Rick Bragg self-isolates in Alabama
4 years, 8 months ago

Mom, 13 cats, Bogart, a restless dog and no WiFi: Rick Bragg self-isolates in Alabama

LA Times  

The Times asked authors to track what they do in isolation. So I read some Hemingway, and some Dickens, and the words of an old cowboy called Sam the Lion, from Larry McMurtry’s “The Last Picture Show.” … being crazy about a woman like her is always the right thing to do … I watched “Red River” on TCM, and …

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