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Peter Guralnick completes his biographical trilogy with The Colonel and the King: Tom Parker, Elvis Presley and the Partnership that Rocked the World
John Murry on being abused: ‘Those experiences as a teenager made me angry and they made me write. They gave me a lot of rage’
Singular US musician and former resident of Ireland is the subject of a fine documentary, The Graceless Age: The Ballad of John Murry
Paddy Cole obituary: Musical icon of the showband era
It was not unusual for his Las Vegas dressing room to be visited by stars including the likes of Elvis Presley, Rock Hudson, Muhammad Ali and members of the Rat Pack
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‘Zee’ is an Americanism. So how come it seems to have been used in Ireland since Jack Lynch was taoiseach?
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What happens a musician when shoulder, elbow or hand pain prevents them from working?
A new non-profit organisation which aims to provide free care for underinsured professional musicians is launching in Ireland
Priscilla: Sofia Coppola’s intoxicating film is her best movie in 20 years
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Sofia Coppola on Priscilla: ‘People imagine you escape tragedy and loneliness and sadness if you can be rich and famous’
The director has always been interested in the romantic progress of young women. Her new film explores universal traumas that accompany first love
U2 live in Las Vegas: An unforgettable gig unlike any other
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Lisa Marie Presley died from bowel obstruction, say officials
Presley complained of severe abdominal pain and was found unresponsive at home on January 12th
Johnny Fean obituary: Horslips guitarist who stood shoulder to shoulder with the best in the world
Band changed the landscape of Irish rock music forever and Johnny Fean was a crucial ingredient in that
Priscilla Presley challenges validity of daughter Lisa Marie’s will
Filing in Los Angeles court disputes amendment that removed Elvis Presley’s former wife as a trustee of their late daughter’s estate
Lisa Marie Presley obituary: A life spent in the spotlight
Only child of Elvis Presley forged her own career as a singer and also became a notable philanthropist
When Lisa Marie Presley went on David Letterman, she owned him by the end of their seven minutes
Keith Duggan: Being Elvis Presley’s daughter meant she lived a fishbowl life. But Lisa Marie Presley found a way to express her own personality
Lisa Marie Presley’s life in pictures: From her early days in Graceland to marriage with Michael Jackson and beyond
Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of celebrated singer Elvis Presley, has died aged 54
‘I was trying not to refer right off the bat to my heritage’: Lisa Marie Presley on Elvis, Michael Jackson and her music
Lisa Marie Presley, who has died aged 54, kept her famous last name in the media throughout her life
Lisa Marie Presley, the daughter of Elvis, dies at 54
Presley was hospitalised on Thursday night after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest
Priscilla Presley on marriage to Elvis: ‘I knew what I was in for. I saw it from a very young age’
A new Elvis exhibition opens, including outfits, belongings and books from the King
Johnny Cash gave her a daisy and the rest was history
The New York film maker who tumbled upon creativity in the haystacks of Kildare
Rita Moreno: ‘Was Brando a good lover? Oh, yes! Incredible’
The Hollywood veteran on West Side Story, dating Brando and Elvis Presley, and joy at 90
Christopher Walken: ‘I’m not disturbed. I pay my bills. I’ve been married for 55 years...’
In 1964, a nightclub dancer named Ronnie Walken changed his name to Christopher
‘The specialists in Germany were shocked they hadn’t operated in Ireland’
Wild Geese: Irish psychologist on Germany’s excellent health system and life in Bad Nauheim
Pope Francis urges people to get vaccinated against Covid-19 in new video
Pontiff says getting the vaccine is ‘an act of love’ and a way to promote the common good
Las Vegas dices with Delta as the casinos roar back to life
City yearns for a time before Covid pandemic plunged it into most acute crisis in its history
Roxy Music’s Avalon gets a pretentious but illuminating overview
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Incredible Hulk comic may fetch €10,000 in collectibles sale
1974 issue of Marvel comic listed for sale at Mullen’s Collectors' Sale
Carmel Quinn obituary: Irish singer and storyteller who regaled New York audiences
The Dubliner’s sold-out Carnegie Hall performances featured tales and tunes from Ireland
Genius in the house: Inspired interiors of world's most famous creatives
Life Meets Art explores the houses of the world’s most cultured and creative legends
Nancy Sinatra: ‘I married as a virgin. In those days you got married to have sex’
The singer on sexual politics, her friend Elvis and her hopes for peace in the US after Trump
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