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Star of Channel 4 documentary Skint found dead in shed after taking fatal mix of drugs

Richard Finn, who starred in the controversial documentary Skint, was found dead in a shed where he had been sleeping rough after taking a fatal mix of drugs, an inquest has heard

Daily Mirror

Little Richard: I Am Everything review – thrilling documentary about the rock’n’roll pioneer

Lisa Cortés’s richly enjoyable film examines the alter egos and queer theories surrounding a conflicted star who was way ahead of his time

The Guardian - UK

Little Richard: I Am Everything review – irresistible tribute to a rock’n’roll genius

Documentary about the trailblazing musician who influenced stars from the Beatles to Bowie also looks back at the artists who inspired him

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Little Richard: the real story of a revolutionary music icon – ‘It’s hard to fathom his bravery’

‘This is about the erasure of Little Richard, and correcting that,’ says director Lisa Cortés

Evening Standard

TV tonight: Ringo Starr and Nile Rodgers celebrate Little Richard

Keith Richards also stars in this brilliant documentary. Plus: will we ever find out who bumped off Alan Conway in Magpie Murders? Here’s everything to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Film Review: Little Richard biopic celebrates a rock pioneer

The king of rock ‘n’ roll didn’t die at Graceland in 1977

The Independent UK

Movie review: 'Little Richard: I Am Everything' doc rocks

A stirring addition to such revisionist rock and roll-related documentaries as “Summer of Soul (Or… When The Revolution Could Not be Televised)", “The Velvet Underground” and “Moonage Daydream,” Lisa Cortes’ “Little Richard: I Am Everything” takes perhaps the original rock music pioneer and argues that he was marginalized because of…

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In 1957, Little Richard saw a shooting star and returned to church. In 1969, his rock and roll comeback brought him to the Atlantic City Pop Festival

PHILADELPHIA — In the summer of 1969, Little Richard headlined at the Atlantic City Pop Festival, which featured many acts that would play Woodstock two weeks later.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Watch David Bowie serve up a hilarious impression of Mick Jagger during a UK TV chat show interview

In 2002, David Bowie appeared on British TV chat show Parkinson and unveiled his hilarious impression of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger

Louder

Farmers aren't only losers in Hunter Gas Pipeline bid

As we near an election in NSW, this will be on voters' minds.

Newcastle Herald

Sexuality and fame in focus as Sundance film festival returns to Utah

Los Angeles (AFP) - Documentaries exploring sexuality and fame via the life stories of supermodel Brooke Shields, singer Little Richard and author Judy Blume are among the lineup for next month's Sundance film festival unveiled Wednesday.

AFP

Mystery woman on Bob Dylan’s book cover

Brief letters: Discovering Alis Lesley | How to wear pyjamas in public | A tragic omission | The dawn of the CD age

The Guardian - 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.

The Independent UK

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.

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Jerry Lee Lewis, Outrageous Rock ‘n’ Roll Star, Dies at 87

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. The last survivor of a…

The Independent UK

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame remembers its last inaugural inductee Jerry Lee Lewis

Lewis was part of the Hall of Fame’s first class in 1986, alongside other greats including Buddy Holly, James Brown and Elvis Presley.

Irish Mirror

Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis dies aged 87

Nicknamed “The Killer”, Lee Lewis was as well known for his controversial private life as his music.

Daily Record

Jerry Lee Lewis dies aged 87 as publicist confirms loss of rock 'n' roll icon

The 'Great Balls of Fire' singer died at his home in Desoto County, Mississippi.

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The Independent UK

Rock ‘n’ roll great Jerry Lee Lewis dies aged 87

The American star had a controversial private life.

Evening Standard

Jerry Lee Lewis: The US rock star who set the piano alight, sometimes literally

The musician was famed for his close relationships with other historic greats including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Little Richard

Daily Mirror

Toddler rushed to hospital after eating one of UK's most deadly plants in garden

Hemlock is a notoriously poisonous plant which produces umbrella-like clusters of flowers in the summer, and touching the plant may cause a painful skin reaction

Daily Mirror

How George Harrison and Eric Clapton made the Hard Rock Cafe a museum of rock'n'roll

The Hard Rock Cafe in London is home to rock'n'roll treasures, and has hosted some truly remarkable objects over the years, from Sid Vicious' jeans, to Jimi Hendrix's guitar

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The new ‘Elvis’ movie celebrates a man many see as a cultural thief

When Elvis Presley died in 1977, Lester Bangs argued his death marked the end of consensus in American culture.

Los Angeles Times

How 'Elvis' star Austin Butler lost — and found — himself in the King of Rock 'n' Roll

It was early 2019 in Los Angeles, and Austin Butler already had Elvis on the brain. A friend, hearing him sing along to "Blue Christmas" in the car, had urged him to portray the icon one day; others brought it up too. Elvis seemed to be everywhere, but it was…

The Guardian - UK

Country-soul star Yola: ‘I have a mission. I’m extremely bloody-minded about it’

The Grammy-nominated UK singer on her journey from guesting on dance bangers to starring in Baz Lurhmanm’s Elvis, and her long battle for recognition in the white, male-dominated Americana scene

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