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“We’d do these crazy shows with 16-inch glitter boots tacked to the piano and Neil screaming into the mic. It was like pre-punk. Audiences hated it”: Nils Lofgren’s wild stories of Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Keith Richards and more

From The Boss to Chuck Berry, Nils Lofgren has played with them all and lived to tell the tale

Louder

Kris Kristofferson: 5 songs you might not have realised were his

Legendary country singer, actor and songwriter has died 88, prompting a wave of tributes from his many admirers

The Independent UK

Pioneering Rock 'n' Roll Drummer J.M. Van Eaton Dies at 86

J.M. Jimmy Van Eaton, iconic rock 'n' roll drummer from Sun Records, passes away at 86. Known for his bluesy style, he left a lasting legacy in the music i...

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‘I just loved to sing!’: Brenda Lee on inspiring Elvis, Lennon and Taylor Swift – and topping the chart at 78

She has just become the oldest person ever to top the US chart, with the classic she recorded at 13 – Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree. She recalls touring with Jerry Lee Lewis, forming a bond with the king of rock’n’roll and what she learned from Judy Garland

The Guardian - UK

“Paul McCartney was one of my favorite bass players. I didn’t do him justice”: Paying tribute to the Beatles turned out to be a humbling experience for Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn

As a member of Booker T. and the MGs, Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn cut an instrumental version of the Beatles’ Abbey Road. But the experience wasn't all that satisfying...

Guitar World

Kid Rock: My stories about Metallica, Axl Rose, Pamela Anderson and more

He's bad karma for James Hetfield, was in a sex video shot by Scott Stapp, and watched Jerry Lee Lewis show Keith Richards who’s boss. He's Kid Rock, and these are his stories

Louder

Las Vegas Strip casino celebrates Michael Jackson

One of the biggest names in history -- but a very troubled one -- will be honored with a free three-day event on the Strip.

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Protests give Jason Aldean too much credit for his terrible country song

Aldean himself comes from Macon, Georgia, a city with among the highest violent crime rates in the U.S. His lyrics are banal, and unlike most good country music, they don’t tell a story.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dick Biondi, Chicago’s definitive voice of Top 40 radio, dies at 90

Influential in advancing the careers of Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and Jerry Lee Lewis, among many others, Biondi was the first disc jockey to play the Beatles on American radio

Chicago Sun-Times

Jason Mraz’s response to middle age? ‘I wanted to make a dance-music album!’ Now, he has

Now 46, multi-Grammy Award-winner Jason Mraz was born in 1977 — the same year Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Jerry Lee Lewis, then 42, released his melancholic country-music single “Middle Age Crazy.”

Tribune News Service

Elvis Presley 'liked teen girls' and came onto one 'like Godzilla' in hotel room

Alanna Nash, who has written books about the star, compares him to R Kelly in new documentary highlighting a dark side to the rock 'n' roll legend

Daily Mirror

Is women's golf set for the Zhang dynasty after youngster's sparkling debut?

According to prolific writers, who can rattle off opinion pieces with the same energetic pomp as Jerry Lee Lewis battering out Great Balls of Fire…

The National (Scotland)

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

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.

ABC News

Mick Hucknall on the 10 songs that changed his life: “The Beatles changed the way music sounded, but the Stones were the world’s greatest rock band”

“I know my musical history,” says The Simply Red frontman, as he discusses new album, Time, and his lost afternoon with Keith Richards

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Sam Phillips, who introduced the world to Elvis and Johnny Cash, would be 100 today

Phillips launched the careers of legends including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis. The rock and roll pioneer spoke to Morning Edition in 1993, a decade before his death.

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Remembering the international celebrities who died in 2022

The world lost trailblazers, pioneers and giants this year from many walks of life. Take a look back at the international stars who died this year.

The New Daily

In memoriam: TND pays tribute to the beautiful, brave and the brightest celebrities we lost in 2022

We look back at some of the beautiful, brave and the brightest stars in the world of celebrity and entertainment we lost in 2022.

The Guardian - UK

Letters: Jerry Lee Lewis obituary

Giles Oakley writes: At that he jumped down, grabbed the reporter’s tape recorder and stamped on it.

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‘Elon, can you fix this?’: Jimmy Fallon‘s plea amid bizarre death hoax

The term #RIPJimmyFallon has been trending on Twitter for the past 24 hours, with the talkshow host even calling on Elon Musk to help.

Chicago Sun-Times

Luke Combs wins top CMA award for second time; Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis honored

The show opened with Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert and Reba McEntire playing tribute to the late country queen Loretta Lynn.

The Independent UK

Family, fans bid adieu to music icon Jerry Lee Lewis

Family, friends and fans are preparing to bid farewell to rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis at memorial services held in his north Louisiana home town

The Independent UK

Jerry Lee Lewis funeral details announced by family

The US musician, as well known for his controversial private life as his music, died on Friday aged 87.

Tribune News Service

Country performer Jack Grace recalls opening for Jerry Lee Lewis at NYC club

NEW YORK — Brooklyn-born country performer Jack Grace recalls opening for the late Jerry Lee Lewis in 2007 — and the premature conclusion of their time together.

The Conversation

Jerry Lee Lewis: fiery performances were inseparable from his reckless behaviour and dark personal life

When Jerry Lee Lewis – pianist, singer and rock-and-roll pioneer – released his best-selling album of duets in 2006, he called it Last Man Standing. In this, at least, he was correct.

Los Angeles Times

Jerry Lee Lewis' teenage bride speaks out: 'I was the adult and Jerry was the child'

When Myra Williams looks back on her life — her marriage to her second cousin, singer Jerry Lee Lewis, in 1957 when she was just 13 years old, their good and bad times together, the two children they had, the permanent damage that their relationship inflicted on Lewis' career and…

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