Elvis Presley isn’t often considered a gospel singer, but he delved into the genre many times. A reporter said one of his later songs reconnected the singer to his background in gospel music. Afterward, the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll discussed his childhood experiences in church and his musical tastes.
Elvis Presley loved gospel music as well as opera, Mexican music, and Spanish music
During a 1977 interview with the Hot Press, a reporter said performing “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” brought Elvis back to his roots in gospel music. The reporter asked if Elvis started singing gospel music. “Yeah,” the “Hound Dog” singer replied. “I’ve always liked music. My mother and dad both loved to sing. And they did tell me that when I was about three or four years old I got away from them in church and walked in front of the choir and started beating time.
Elvis Presley loved gospel music as well as opera, Mexican music, and Spanish music
During a 1977 interview with the Hot Press, a reporter said performing “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” brought Elvis back to his roots in gospel music. The reporter asked if Elvis started singing gospel music. “Yeah,” the “Hound Dog” singer replied. “I’ve always liked music. My mother and dad both loved to sing. And they did tell me that when I was about three or four years old I got away from them in church and walked in front of the choir and started beating time.
- 12/9/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Specials frontman Terry Hall was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer just a few months before he died, according to bandmate Horace Panter.
Hall died on Sunday (18 December) after a short battle with the disease, aged 63.
On Tuesday (20 December) bassist Horace Panter wrote a lengthy statement on Facebook detailing his version of events.
Panter recalled how the band had been ready to fly out to the US back in September to record a new album, when Hall had emailed to say he was unwell with a stomach bug.
“We had it all planned out,” began the bass player, explaining that Hall already had the “framework for 8 tunes” and that “confidence was high”.
“This was in September. Terry e-mails everyone and says he’s in bed with a stomach bug and can’t do the first week of pre-production sessions. No big deal, we can knock everything back a week. We’re...
Hall died on Sunday (18 December) after a short battle with the disease, aged 63.
On Tuesday (20 December) bassist Horace Panter wrote a lengthy statement on Facebook detailing his version of events.
Panter recalled how the band had been ready to fly out to the US back in September to record a new album, when Hall had emailed to say he was unwell with a stomach bug.
“We had it all planned out,” began the bass player, explaining that Hall already had the “framework for 8 tunes” and that “confidence was high”.
“This was in September. Terry e-mails everyone and says he’s in bed with a stomach bug and can’t do the first week of pre-production sessions. No big deal, we can knock everything back a week. We’re...
- 12/21/2022
- by Megan Graye
- The Independent - Music
Damon Albarn has posted a touching piano tribute to Terry Hall of The Specials, who died on Monday (19 December).
The Specials announced that Hall had died at age 63 following a brief illness.
Since the news of Hall’s death broke, tributes have poured in for the frontman. Fellow artists, celebrities and members of the public have all paid their respects.
Now, Damon Albarn has posted his own ode to the late singer.
“Terry, you meant the world to me. I love you,” wrote the Blur frontman on his Instagram page, alongside a video of him covering The Specials’ song, “Friday Night, Saturday Morning”.
In the video, Albarn can be seen facing the camera while playing the piano, with light streaming in from the window behind.
Albarn’s piano tribute is slower and more melancholy than the original version, but instantly recognisable as the 1980 track.
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The Specials announced that Hall had died at age 63 following a brief illness.
Since the news of Hall’s death broke, tributes have poured in for the frontman. Fellow artists, celebrities and members of the public have all paid their respects.
Now, Damon Albarn has posted his own ode to the late singer.
“Terry, you meant the world to me. I love you,” wrote the Blur frontman on his Instagram page, alongside a video of him covering The Specials’ song, “Friday Night, Saturday Morning”.
In the video, Albarn can be seen facing the camera while playing the piano, with light streaming in from the window behind.
Albarn’s piano tribute is slower and more melancholy than the original version, but instantly recognisable as the 1980 track.
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- 12/21/2022
- by Megan Graye
- The Independent - Music
Lily Allen has been posting on social media about “nepo babies”.
In recent weeks, TikTok users have shared their fascination with famous figures from the entertainment industry who they didn’t realise had famous or successful parents, christening them “nepo babies” (short for nepotism).
Actor Zoë Kravitz (daughter of musician Lenny Kravitz and actor Lisa Bonet) and model and musician Lourdes Leon (Madonna’s eldest daughter) are among those who, in response, have defended themselves over the debate.
Now, singer and actor Allen – daughter of the actor Keith Allen – has weighed in.
“The nepo babies y’all should be worrying about are the ones working for legal firms, the ones working for banks, and the ones working in politics,” she tweeted on Monday (19 December).
“If we’re talking about real world consequences and robbing people of opportunity. But that’s none of my business.”
She added: “In childhood we crave stability and love,...
In recent weeks, TikTok users have shared their fascination with famous figures from the entertainment industry who they didn’t realise had famous or successful parents, christening them “nepo babies” (short for nepotism).
Actor Zoë Kravitz (daughter of musician Lenny Kravitz and actor Lisa Bonet) and model and musician Lourdes Leon (Madonna’s eldest daughter) are among those who, in response, have defended themselves over the debate.
Now, singer and actor Allen – daughter of the actor Keith Allen – has weighed in.
“The nepo babies y’all should be worrying about are the ones working for legal firms, the ones working for banks, and the ones working in politics,” she tweeted on Monday (19 December).
“If we’re talking about real world consequences and robbing people of opportunity. But that’s none of my business.”
She added: “In childhood we crave stability and love,...
- 12/20/2022
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - Music
The Hollywood Bowl’s 2022 summer season will include a three-night stand by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees Duran Duran, a fireworks-laden 4th of July engagement by the comedy/bluegrass team of Steve Martin and Martin Short, a Loggins & Messina reunion, a fully staged production of Cyndi Lauper’s Broadway musical “Kinky Boots” and a salute to Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee that will feature Billie Eilish and Debbie Harry, among others.
Artists with shows on the summer agenda include Ricky Martin, Pentatonix, Sheryl Crow, Diana Ross, Chvrches, John Fogerty, A-ha, Grace Jones, John Fogerty, UB40, A.R. Rahman, Lang Lang, Pink Martini, the Gipsy Kings, Boyz II Men and TLC.
As always, the LA Philharmonic may be the biggest star on the lineup, with 34 shows scheduled, 10 of which will be under the direction of Gustavo Dudamel.
“Kinky Boots” marks this year’s annual staged production of a Broadway show,...
Artists with shows on the summer agenda include Ricky Martin, Pentatonix, Sheryl Crow, Diana Ross, Chvrches, John Fogerty, A-ha, Grace Jones, John Fogerty, UB40, A.R. Rahman, Lang Lang, Pink Martini, the Gipsy Kings, Boyz II Men and TLC.
As always, the LA Philharmonic may be the biggest star on the lineup, with 34 shows scheduled, 10 of which will be under the direction of Gustavo Dudamel.
“Kinky Boots” marks this year’s annual staged production of a Broadway show,...
- 2/15/2022
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
Every generation thinks they invented sex, right? Well, whoever invented it in the 90s was doing it very strangely...
Off the back of the international success of Basic Instinct, Sharon Stone was catapulted to movie stardom. Writer Joe Ezterhas enjoyed the fruits of that too, and the pair decided to see if lightning could strike twice. Thus, Ezterhas, under the guidance of producer Robert Evans, put Sliver together, an adaptation of the novel by Ira Levin.
In truth, Sliver should have opened with the song from Muppets Most Wanted. "We're doing a sequel", they joyously sing. "It's more of the same!". And whilst Sliver wasn't Basic Instinct 2 - that cinematic joy would be over a decade away, and at that stage merely a glint in Stan Collymore's eye - there's little doubting that the plan was to recapture what had turned Basic Instinct into a huge hit several years before.
Off the back of the international success of Basic Instinct, Sharon Stone was catapulted to movie stardom. Writer Joe Ezterhas enjoyed the fruits of that too, and the pair decided to see if lightning could strike twice. Thus, Ezterhas, under the guidance of producer Robert Evans, put Sliver together, an adaptation of the novel by Ira Levin.
In truth, Sliver should have opened with the song from Muppets Most Wanted. "We're doing a sequel", they joyously sing. "It's more of the same!". And whilst Sliver wasn't Basic Instinct 2 - that cinematic joy would be over a decade away, and at that stage merely a glint in Stan Collymore's eye - there's little doubting that the plan was to recapture what had turned Basic Instinct into a huge hit several years before.
- 7/29/2014
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
'Given the clunkiness of the finished product, you suspect that the bulk of Al Fayed's reported £2.5m investment was spent finding anyone willing to lend their names to the project'
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The insipid slushfest Diana hits DVD this week, but a more galvanising portrait of the late princess is to be found online, where fervent analysis of her untimely demise continues apace. Last month, the web's already extensive collection of Diana exposés grew three sizes stupider overnight when Unlawful Killing – a long-unavailable 2011 documentary funded by Mohamed Al Fayed and directed by 90s irrelevance Keith Allen – found its way on to YouTube. Given the overwhelming clunkiness of the finished product, you suspect that the bulk of Al Fayed's reported £2.5m investment was spent finding anyone who'd be willing to lend their names to the project. All the key players refused to be interviewed, so...
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The insipid slushfest Diana hits DVD this week, but a more galvanising portrait of the late princess is to be found online, where fervent analysis of her untimely demise continues apace. Last month, the web's already extensive collection of Diana exposés grew three sizes stupider overnight when Unlawful Killing – a long-unavailable 2011 documentary funded by Mohamed Al Fayed and directed by 90s irrelevance Keith Allen – found its way on to YouTube. Given the overwhelming clunkiness of the finished product, you suspect that the bulk of Al Fayed's reported £2.5m investment was spent finding anyone who'd be willing to lend their names to the project. All the key players refused to be interviewed, so...
- 3/1/2014
- by Charlie Lyne
- The Guardian - Film News
You kids can keep your Hotel Transylvania; most horrorphiles would rather hang out in a nightclub with Vincent Price, John Carradine, and Donald Pleasence telling ghoulish tales and listening to kooky music. Welcome to The Monster Club where monsters rule, ok.
The 1981 British film The Monster Club united several famous names from the world of Hammer horror for a campy mix of frightful tales and funky monster rock. Vincent Price starred as a blood-starved vampire who takes horror writer John Carradine to a special nightclub where the undead unwind as a thank you for contributing a small blood donation to quench his eternal thirst. There he’s told three tales of terror about a monster in a manor being swindled out of its fortune, a family of vampires contending with vampire hunters, and a film director taken captive when he location scouts in a town full of man-eating ghouls.
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The 1981 British film The Monster Club united several famous names from the world of Hammer horror for a campy mix of frightful tales and funky monster rock. Vincent Price starred as a blood-starved vampire who takes horror writer John Carradine to a special nightclub where the undead unwind as a thank you for contributing a small blood donation to quench his eternal thirst. There he’s told three tales of terror about a monster in a manor being swindled out of its fortune, a family of vampires contending with vampire hunters, and a film director taken captive when he location scouts in a town full of man-eating ghouls.
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- 10/6/2012
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
Writer/director Drake Doremus knows that the sound on Monday's trailer premiere [1] of his award-winning Sundance romance Like Crazy was bad and he takes full responsibility. You see, he was in New York working on his next movie starring Guy Pierce, Amy Ryan and Like Crazy co-star Felicity Jones and was forced to mix the sound over the phone and e-mail. But that's been fixed now. So take another look at Like Crazy, a realistic, heartbreaking romance about long distance love between college students played by Anton Yelchin (Star Trek) and Felicity Jones (Cemetery Junction). The film premiered at Sundance [2], won multiple awards including the prestigious Grand Jury Prize [3], was immediately purchased and is finally scheduled for release on October 28 [4]. Doremus, who previously directed Spooner and Douchebag, spoke to /Film on the phone from New York to talk about the trailer premiere, what it's like having a hit film at...
- 8/2/2011
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
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