Gay, fearless and utterly unique, Thornton had a hit with Hound Dog before Elvis – but was then fleeced and forgotten. One hundred years after her birth, a new documentary sets the record straight
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Billy Idol Should Be Dead review – nostalgic docu-tribute to British postpunk’s rebel ○
The self-destructive bad boy, now 70, looks back on his life with a humorous shrug in Jonas Åkerlund’s warmly sympathetic film
Swedish film-maker Jonas Åkerlund has been attracted to the wilder edge …
34 days ago
The unbelievable life of Leo Sayer! The songs, the sex, being swindled – and a spooky phone call from Elvis ⊕⊕
He lit up the 1970s with a string of hits, before falling out of the public eye. But was any man ever more connected? He discusses extraordinary encounters with Muhammad Ali and Keith Moon – and why …
40 days ago
Soul to Soul review – joyous 1971 concert film captures Black American stars’ emotional return to Ghana ⊕⊕
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Restored documentary records a historic independence day show in Accra, with electrifying performances from Tina Turner, Wilson Pickett and more
This exuberant, distinctively high-minded documentary, …
45 days ago
‘I clicked on a button – and everything changed’: how a DNA test turned my life upside-down ⊕
When I found out my father had been adopted, I was curious to know more about his side of the family. Nothing could have prepared me for what I would discover …
Above my grandma’s bed hung a framed bl…
Baz Luhrmann: ‘There’s the image of Elvis and then there’s the man’ ⊖
The singular director has made a second film about the King of Rock, and Roll and this time audiences will get to see a side of him they’ve never seen before
In the spring of 1972, a film crew trailed…
50 days ago
Willie Colón was an explosive energy source who took salsa into the stratosphere ⊕⊕
With his gangster image, Colón ruffled the feathers of the musical establishment, but thrilled millions of fans as he displayed the raw rhythmic possibility of salsa
Willie Colón, who has died in New …
53 days ago
BRIAN VINER reviews Baz Luhrmann's 'EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert': Extravagant, exuberant... this is archive Elvis at his most riveting ○
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It's rather glorious to find that another audience, 49 years after his death, can still be electrified by the king of rock 'n' roll. The film is riveting, and won't leave only diehard Elvis fans all …
61 days ago
Rod Stewart, 81, and his wife Penny Lancaster, 54, put on a loved-up display as they attend the EPIC: Elvis Presley In Concert UK premiere ○
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Rod Stewart and his wife Penny Lancaster put on a loved-up display as they attended the EPIC: Elvis Presley In Concert UK premiere.
75 days ago
Tyler Ballgame: For the First Time, Again review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week ⊕
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The much-hyped LA singer – who has been compared to Tim Buckley, Elvis and more – certainly has a beautiful voice, though he can lean too eagerly on his influences
Scrolling back through …