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☆ I test-drove the 2024 Ford F-150 Raptor. The $84,000 price tag is worth it, especially for off-roading.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Jules Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Automotive journalist Jules Rogers test-drove the 2024 Ford F-150 Raptor priced at $83,665 and loved it. AdvertisementIn a group of similar trucks, the 2024 Ford F-150 Raptor immediately stands out from the crowd. AdvertisementThe 2024 F-150 Raptor starts at $77,980, and the model I tested was listed at $83,665 with its optional upgrades. Interior and aestheticsThe interior of the 2024 Ford F-150 Raptor. The 2024 Ford F-150 Raptor.

Persons: Jules Rogers, —, Ford Organizations: Service, Raptors, Ford, Audi, Oregon, Raptor

☆ Duane Eddy: Groundbreaking American guitarist dies age 86
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Guitarist Duane Eddy, best known for twangy riffs on hits such as “Rebel Rouser” and “Cannonball,” has died at the age of 86, it has been reported. “Duane inspired a generation of guitarists the world over with his unmistakeable signature ‘Twang’ sound. Duane Eddy was one of my most important influences. “We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Duane Eddy. As a legendary guitarist, he inspired generations with his pioneering twangy sound and musical innovations,” reads the post.

Persons: Duane Eddy, ”, Eddy, “ Duane, “ Peter Gunn ”, They’re Young, Terry Wyatt, “ Forrest Gump ”, Kyle Young, don’t, Duane, Young, George Harrison, Steve Earle, Bruce Springsteen, Marty Stuart, ” Eddy, Mark Humphrey, Dave Davies, “ Organizations: CNN, Variety, Hall of Fame, Musicians Hall of Fame, Central Press, Hulton, Country Music Hall of Fame, Ventures, US, Gretsch Locations: Corning , New York, Nashville , Tennessee

☆ Dr. Martens shares plunge 30% to all-time low, trading briefly halted on weak outlook
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( April Roach | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Dr. Martens is a brand of footwear known for its yellow stitching and patented air-cushioned soles. The brand was adopted by British punk rockers in the 1970s, but went mainstream during the grunge movement of the 1990s. Shares of Dr. Martens plunged 30% on Tuesday to hit a record low in early deals, after the shoemaker flagged a challenging 2025 outlook on the back of weaker revenues. Trading in the company shares was temporarily suspended on the London Stock Exchange after the firm issued an unscheduled trading update. In a Tuesday note, analysts at RBC flagged a negative sentiment on the stock and said that markets would focus on the 2025 guidance in the short term.

Persons: Martens, Kenny Wilson, Ije Nwokorie Organizations: London Stock Exchange, RBC Locations: British

☆ I once dissed Journey in a concert review. Man, was I wrong
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Brandon Griggs | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

This last scene in the June 2007 finale of "The Sopranos" featured almost the entirety of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'." For such a massive hit, “Don’t Stop Believin’” is sort of a curious tune. A scene from the pilot episode of "Glee," where the singers did an a capella version of "Don't Stop Believin'." ‘Don’t stop believing, Jon.’”Over the past 15 years “Don’t Stop Believin’” has become a karaoke staple and a sing-along favorite. What I wrote in that review wasn’t fairIs “Don’t Stop Believin’” a good song?

Persons: CNN —, ”, Journey “, ” Oof, … Def Leppard, hadn’t, Steve Perry, David Chase, Journey’s, Tony Soprano, Carmela, Anthony Jr, Tony glanced, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Robert Iler, “, Fox’s, Glee ”, Chris Colfer, Lea Michele, Amber Riley, Cory Monteith, Jenna Ushkowitz, Carin Baer, Jonathan Cain, ” Cain, ‘, Jon, ’, I’ve, It’s, it’s, Def Leppard, what’s, Neal Schon, Jeff Scott Soto, Tim Mosenfelder, Journey, Arnel Pineda, Forbes Organizations: CNN, HBO, Everett, Chicago White Sox, Century Fox, CBS News, Salt Lake Tribune, Def, Roll Hall of Fame, YouTube Locations: Salt Lake City, British, Europe, San Francisco, Meadow, Detroit, ”, Canada, Jersey, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City, I’m, Salt, Mountain View California, Philippines

NEW YORK (AP) — Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Cher, Lenny Kravitz, the late Sinéad O’Connor and heavy metal's so-called Prince of Darkness are some the 2024 nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a wide musical net that also includes the pop-soul of Sade and Britpoppers Oasis. & Rakim, soft rockers Foreigner, singer-guitarist Peter Frampton, alt-rockers Jane’s Addiction and Dave Matthews Band, and dance icons Kool & the Gang. Ten of the 15 nominees are on the ballot for the first time, including Carey, Cher, Foreigner, Frampton, Kool & the Gang, Kravitz, Oasis, O’Connor, Osbourne and Sade. Sade, whose 1980s soft rock hits include “Smooth Operator” and “The Sweetest Taboo,” is having a moment, having last year been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. 1 song in each of the past six decades — would help boost the number of women in the hall.

Persons: Mary J, Blige, Mariah Carey, Cher, Lenny Kravitz, Sade, Britpoppers, Ozzy Osbourne, Eric B, Peter Frampton, Dave Matthews, ”, John Sykes, Carey, Frampton, Kravitz, O’Connor, Osbourne, Cher —, Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Chaka Khan, Don Cornelius, Kate Bush, George Michael, ___ Mark Kennedy Organizations: Roll Hall of Fame, Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, Kool, Songwriters Hall of Fame Locations: Cleveland

☆ Documentary Download: 3 Celebrity Portraits Worth Your Time
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Alissa Wilkinson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Pop open the “documentaries” section of your friendly local streaming service, and a bevy of movies about celebrities will greet you. Rockers, politicians, artists, authors, athletes — increasingly everyone you’ve heard of has a documentary, and probably served as a producer on it, too. The appeal of such films is obvious: If you like someone already, you get to hear them talk about themselves. If you know you should like someone, then you’ve got a quick introduction to set you on your way to fandom. The best of these movies tend to do more than tell us about the subject — they tell us what the subject means, in a cultural sense.

Persons: —, you’ve, “ Dario Argento Panico, Bruce Springsteen, Lionel Richie, won’t, “ Dario Argento, Guillermo del Toro, it’s, Judy Blume, ” Organizations: Netflix

Now Jay’s case is the first of those killings to go to trial. Opening statements are set for Monday in the federal murder trial of Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington, who were arrested in 2020. Jay, born Jason Mizell, formed Run-DMC in the early 1980s with Darryl “DMC” McDaniels and Joseph Simmons, known as DJ Run and Rev. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesThey were the first rappers with gold and platinum albums and a Rolling Stone cover. He considered Jay to be family, since the DJ grew up across the street from Jordan's father, his defense wrote.

Persons: Jay, Karl Jordan Jr, Ronald Washington, “, ”, Seth DuCharme, gunning, Jason Mizell, Darryl “, ” McDaniels, Joseph Simmons, Aerosmith, ” Jay, people's, Tricky, Tupac Shakur, Prosecutors, Washington, Jordan, wasn't, Susan Kellman, Jay —, Judge LaShann DeArcy, Jordan's, Mark DeMarco, Jordan “ Organizations: Brooklyn U.S, Adidas, MTV, Roll Hall of Fame, Police, Prosecutors, DJ, Playboy, Authorities, New York Daily News Locations: Washington, Jordan, Hollis, Queens, York, Angeles, Shakur’s, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, indicting Washington, Maryland, Jordan's

☆ Set the Table With This Thanksgiving Playlist
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Dear listeners,Thanksgiving is nearly upon us, so today’s playlist is all about gratitude, family, and … food. Heaps and heaps of steaming, delicious food. Maybe you’re hosting your own feast and need some mood music while you prep. Maybe you’re traveling somewhere and need a seasonal soundtrack to help pass the time. Or maybe your Thanksgiving looks a little unconventional this year and you’re looking for songs to get you into the holiday spirit.

Persons: Little Eva, Big, Rina Sawayama Organizations: Big Star

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Last year, Dolly Parton was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — against her wishes. Now, almost exactly a year later, she's releasing her first rock ‘n’ roll album, appropriately titled “Rockstar," on Friday. Parton once thought she'd record a “Linda Ronstadt-type rock album,” but had felt she was getting too old. “I care about people, human suffering and all of that.”“World On Fire,” she says, was written after she thought the album was completed. For now, Parton says “Rockstar” is her first and last rock album.

Persons: Dolly Parton, she's, Parton, “, ” Parton, ”, Linda Ronstadt, Sting, Peter Frampton, Debbie Harry, Pat Benatar, Brandi Carlile, Chris Stapleton, Mick Jagger, Lionel Richie, Long, Paul McCartney, I’ve, Ringo Starr, Starr, Rockstar ”, Porter Wagoner, Elvis, Ronnie McDowell, Elvis Presley, Tom Parker, “ I'm, She's Organizations: ANGELES, —, Roll Hall, Fame, Roll Hall of Fame, Associated Press, “, AP, Rockstar

“Barbie World” by Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice will compete for best rap song. Tracks from the soundtrack also hog up four of the five available slots in best song written for visual media. Peso Pluma’s 2023 album, “Génesis,” is just tucked among the nominees for música mexicana. But música urbana — encompassing reggaeton, Latin hip-hop, dembow, Latin trap and more — is a crowded, competitive, hugely popular format. His 2023 album, “Seven Psalms,” plays as a thoughtful, complex, tuneful farewell, anticipating his death.

Persons: Greta Gerwig, ”, Billie Eilish’s, “, Nicki Minaj, Edgar Barrera, Eslabon, Natanael Cano —, Tainy, Rauw Alejandro, Karol G, JON PARELES Olivia Rodrigo, Olivia Rodrigo’s “, Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro, Mick Jagger, CARYN GANZ, Paul Simon, it’s Paul Simon, It’s, Simon, Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan, Bob Dylan, Tony Bennett, PARELES Organizations: Spice, Pluma, música, Grupo Frontera, Grupo Firme, Foo Fighters, Queens Locations: Mexican American, Americas, Mexican, música mexicana, urbana, Colombian, Será, Spanish, Newport

☆ Rolling Stones top UK charts with new album 'Hackney Diamonds'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Member of the Rolling Stones Mick Jagger performs during a private record release party of their new album "Hackney Diamonds" in New York City, U.S., October 19, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones topped the British music charts on Friday, securing their 14th UK No. 1 album with new record “Hackney Diamonds”. 1 on the UK’s Official Albums Chart, it added. "Hackney Diamonds", the Stones' first album of original material since 2005 and the first recording since drummer Charlie Watts died in 2021, also topped the Official Vinyl Albums Chart.

Persons: Mick Jagger, Shannon Stapleton, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Robbie Williams, Bruce Springsteen, Charlie Watts, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Lady Gaga, Bill Wyman, Steve Jordan, Jagger, Richards, Wood, guirtarist, Tom DeLonge, Kenya Grace, Marie, Louise Gumuchian, David Gregorio Our Organizations: REUTERS, Hackney, Company, Kenya, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Australia, Germany, London , New York, Los Angeles, Nassau

☆ Live Aid the musical coming to London decades after fundraising extravaganza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Musician Bob Geldof attends the world premiere of 'The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years' in London, Britain September 15, 2016. Organised by rockers Bob Geldof and Midge Ure almost 40 years ago, Live Aid was watched by an estimated 1.5 billion people. "Just For One Day" written by author John O’Farrell and directed by Luke Sheppard, will run at The Old Vic from January 26 to March 30, 2024. The theatre said the production had the permission from the Band Aid Charitable Trust, which will get 10% from the sale of each ticket. "We all remember where we watched Live Aid, who we watched it with, and the pure amazement at the feat that was unfolding before our eyes."

Persons: Bob Geldof, Neil Hall, London's Old Vic, Midge Ure, Geldof, John O’Farrell, Luke Sheppard, Matthew Warchus, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Queen, Paul McCartney, Elton John, John F, Ure, Marie, Louise Gumuchian Organizations: REUTERS, London's Old, Aid Charitable Trust, London's Wembley, Kennedy, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Ethiopia, Philadelphia

☆ Providers struggle to get latest Covid shots into arms amid early supply issues
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Angelica Peebles | In Angelicapeebles | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Some are being told they need to pay more than $100 out of pocket because their insurance provider isn't covering the shots yet. Most Walgreens stores have enough supply for existing appointments and more slots are being made available as the shots come in, a spokesperson said. Previously, the government purchased the shots and distributed them to pharmacies, doctor's offices and other providers. That leaves pharmacies like his fielding calls and explaining they can't administer shots yet if they wanted to. A notice on Walgreens' website said appointments for children under 12 years old won't start until Friday, Sept. 29.

Persons: Cencora, McKesson, Health —, Nate Rockers, they're, Theresa Tolle, Tolle, it's, they'll Organizations: Walgreens, Moderna, Pfizer, Health, Rockers Pharmacy, Pharmacy, Rockers, CVS, Walmart Locations: Paola , Kansas, Sebastian , Florida

☆ Jazz quintet Ezra Collective wins Mercury Prize
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] The winner of 2023 Mercury Prize, Ezra Collective, pose for a photograph at the Mercury Music Prize awards in London, Britain, September 7, 2023. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Ezra Collective on Thursday won the Mercury Prize for "Where I'm Meant to Be", the first jazz album to ever take home the British music award. Open to all musical genres, the Mercury Prize shortlists 12 albums released by British and Irish acts in the United Kingdom in the past year. by singer Jessie Ware, "Heavy Heavy" by Scottish group Young Fathers and experimental pop duo Jockstrap's debut "I Love You Jennifer B". ($1 = 0.8019 pounds)Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Sarah Mills; editing by Diane CraftOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ezra, Maja Smiejkowska, Femi Koleoso, TJ Koleoso, Joe Armon, Jones, James Mollison, Ife Ogunjobi, Loyle Carner, Raye, Emeli Sande, Steve McQueen, Ezra Collective's, Little, PJ Harvey, DJ Fred, J Hus, Jessie Ware, Jennifer B, Olivia Dean's, Hugo, Marie, Louise Gumuchian, Sarah Mills, Diane Craft Organizations: Mercury, REUTERS, Thursday, British, Kojey, Ezra, Young, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, United Kingdom

☆ Sorry, Adirondacks: This Summer’s Best Seat Is a Modern Rocking Chair
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Nina Molina | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

PROGRESSIVE ROCK Contemporary rocking chairs, affectionately known as ‘Mod Rockers,’ tend to have sexier, bolder designs than their stiff wooden antecedents. Photo: living4mediaTHE PORCH ROCKING CHAIR: It’s an American classic on par with apple pie, the Louisville Slugger and the folksy works of Norman Rockwell. But given how few of us have Rockwellian homes and families, or porches that offer bucolic views, the traditional wooden seat—rigid and staid—can feel out of place in our urban outdoor spaces. Rocking chairs are “designed and built so well,” said New York interior designer Tina Ramchandani. “[They] just needed an updated look.”

Persons: It’s, Norman Rockwell, ”, Tina Ramchandani Organizations: Louisville Slugger Locations: New York

☆ Moroccan trance collective kick off music at Glastonbury
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Sachin Ravikumar | Thomson Reuters | Sachin Ravikumar Is A Correspondent For Reuters In London Covering General News Across The Uk. Over Nine Years At Reuters | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] The Master Musicians of Joujouka perform at the Glastonbury Festival site in Somerset, Britain, June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Jason CairnduffGLASTONBURY, England, June 23 (Reuters) - Glastonbury Festival's main Pyramid Stage opened on Friday to the sounds of The Master Musicians of Joujouka, a trance music collective from Morocco, as tens of thousands of fans kicked off three days of music and merrymaking under a blazing English sun. Fellow headliners Arctic Monkeys' Friday evening performance will go ahead, organisers confirmed, following doubts after frontman Alex Turner contracted laryngitis. They're on," organiser Emily Eavis, whose father Michael started Glastonbury Festival on his farm 53 years ago, told BBC Radio. Asked about the opening performance from the Moroccan collective, she replied with a chuckle: "It was different.

Persons: Joujouka, Jason Cairnduff GLASTONBURY, Elton John, Alex Turner, laryngitis, Emily Eavis, Michael, Brian Jones, Leslie Mills, Coke, Sachin Ravikumar, William James Our Organizations: REUTERS, Joujouka, Glastonbury Festival, BBC Radio, Glastonbury, Fighters, Thomson Locations: Glastonbury, Somerset, Britain, England, Morocco, British, Moroccan

They will be joined by Ukraine and the “Big Five” of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain and Italy in the final. “Loreen has won it before – she’s kind of Eurovision royalty. [1/4] Loreen from Sweden takes part in a dress rehearsal for the Eurovision Song Contest's grand final in Liverpool, Britain, May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Phil Noble 1 2 3 4Kaarija, the green bolero-sleeved singer from Finland whose track “Cha Cha Cha” has gone down a storm in the arena, has also been a very popular selection, Phelps said, and Ukraine “was up there in the betting”. Eurovision blogger William Lee Adams said capturing the zeitgeist had been key to winning in recent years.

☆ Seymour Stein, Who Signed Madonna and the Ramones to Record Deals, Dies at 80
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-09 | by ( James R. Hagerty | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Seymour Stein received the Howie Richmond Hitmaker Award at a Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction ceremony. When the Ramones began rattling Lower Manhattan with jackhammer songs like “Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue” and “Blitzkrieg Bop” in the mid-1970s, many record industry executives reached for their earplugs. Seymour Stein heard the potential in what soon became known as punk rock. Mr. Stein signed the skinny rockers to Sire Records, a scrappy little record label he had co-founded a decade earlier and later sold to what is now Warner Music Group . Over the next 25 years or so, he signed a host of other stars, including Talking Heads, the Pretenders and Ice-T.

☆ Harry Styles tops IFPI global singles chart with hit 'As It Was'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - British singer-songwriter Harry Styles added to his Grammy and BRIT Awards triumphs on Thursday when his chart-topping hit "As It Was" won the IFPI Global Single Award for 2022, the recorded music industry representative body said. The prize is given to the music artist scoring the world’s best-selling single of the year across all digital formats. The synth-pop track, from Styles' third studio album "Harry's House", was released in April and topped charts around the world. "Harry's House" won album of the year both there and at the Grammys. “Harry first received an IFPI Award as part of One Direction when we first launched the IFPI Global Recording Artist Chart 10 years ago," IFPI Chief Executive Frances Moore said in a statement.

☆ Walmart skipped running a Super Bowl commercial this year but still got tons of free promotion
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Ben Tobin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Instead of running a Super Bowl commercial, Walmart found a way to play off other companies' ads. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based retail giant hasn't had a Super Bowl advertisement since 2020Top editors give you the stories you want — delivered right to your inbox each weekday. Throughout the evening, Walmart tweeted out links to products related to those featured in other companies' commercials. The last time Walmart featured a Super Bowl ad was in 2020 when the retailer touted its grocery pickup service. Here are some other Tweets where Walmart advertised its products on Super Bowl Sunday.

☆ BRITS' all-male best artist list casts shadow ahead of music awards
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-11 | by ( Marie-Louise Gumuchian | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/PoolLONDON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Hitmakers gather in London on Saturday for Britain's pop music honours, the BRIT awards, where an all-male contender list for the artist of the year prize has cast a shadow over the event's introduction of gender-neutral categories. But it added that organisers "acknowledge and share in the disappointment" of no women making the list. "A key factor is that, unfortunately, there were relatively few commercially successful releases by women in 2022 compared to those by men." We recognise this points to wider issues around the representation of women in music that must also be addressed." Last year, women won prizes in 10 of the awards' 15 categories.

☆ BRIT awards: Harry Styles triumphs with most wins
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-11 | by ( Marie-Louise Gumuchian | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Harry Styles was the big winner at the BRIT awards, Britain's pop music honours, on Saturday, winning all four categories he had been nominated in, a week after his triumph at the Grammys. "I'm really, really grateful for this and I'm very aware of my privilege up here tonight," Styles said in his acceptance speech, dedicating the artist of the year award to a list of female singers. Styles, who rose to fame on talent show "The X Factor" as a member of boy band One Direction, last week won two Grammy awards, including album of the year. Thank you so much for the welcome home," Styles said on Saturday after his final win, for best album. [1/3] Harry Styles speaks after receiving the award for Best Pop/R&B Act at the Brit Awards at the O2 Arena in London, Britain, February 11, 2023.

☆ Punk icon Tom Verlaine, founder of the band Television, dies at 73
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Tom Verlaine, who redefined rock guitar in the punk era of the 1970s with his band Television, died Saturday in Manhattan. Tom Verlaine’s soloing (and Richard Lloyd‘s as well, of course) showed me you could be a virtuoso and dangerous at the same time, more Coltrane or Ornette than the arena rockers of the day. In 2007, Lloyd was replaced in the touring unit by Jimmy Ripp, who had for many years supported Verlaine on his solo albums and tours. Only after his twin brother John played the Rolling Stones’ “19th Nervous Breakdown” and other contemporary rock records for him did Miller rethink his preferred instrument. Though he always boasted a devoted cult fan base, Verlaine never succeeded in attaining a commercial foothold on the charts; his 1981 sophomore solo album “Dreamtime,” his lone entry, peaked at No.

☆ These Offbeat Australian Rockers Became Stars—By Breaking Every Music Industry Rule
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Neil Shah | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Rock 'n' roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis, known as 'The Killer,' dies
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Bill Trott | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Like Chuck Berry's guitar, Lewis' piano was essential in shaping rock 'n' roll in the mid-1950s. "Jerry Lee thinks that Jerry Lee is too wicked to be saved." His young son Steve Allen Lewis drowned in 1962 and another son, Jerry Lee Jr., died in a 1973 car accident at 19. In his later years he settled down but biographer Rick Bragg recalled interviewing Lewis for his 2014 book "Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Words." "I don't think Jerry Lee Lewis had to exaggerate his life one bit to make it interesting," Bragg told the Atlanta Constitution Journal.

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