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UIC students say they hope faculty strike ‘doesn’t go on too long’

The work stoppage has many students scrambling to learn course material on their own, but they also say there must be “sacrifices made for progress to be made.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 19, 2023

Sam Phillips, who introduced the world to Elvis and Johnny Cash, would be 100 today

Phillips launched the careers of legends including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis. The rock and roll pioneer spoke to Morning Edition in 1993, a decade before his death.

WEKU · Jan 5, 2023

Jim Stewart obituary

American producer and executive who co-founded Stax Records in the late 1950s

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2022

Jerry Lee Lewis: a thrilling one-of-a-kind showman who was mired in scandal

The death of the rock’n’roll pioneer leaves behind a frenetic career filled with professional highs and personal lows

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2022

Jerry Lee Lewis, original wild man of rock ‘n’ roll, dies at 87

Jerry Lee Lewis, the original wild man of rock ‘n’ roll whose explosive records, fiery performances and real-life scandals made him one of the genre’s most fascinating and fearsome figures, died Friday. He was 87.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 28, 2022

Jerry Lee Lewis, rock ‘n’ roll pioneer, dies at 87

With hits such as “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” Lewis was all about lust and gratification. He was a one-man stampede who made the fans scream and the keyboards swear.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 28, 2022

Jerry Lee Lewis, outrageous rock ‘n’ roll star, dies at 87

The untamable and often outrageous rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis has died at 87

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022

Jazz impresario Creed Taylor was one of the last of a dying breed of ‘record men’

Armed with just a passion for jazz, Taylor became a producer and the owner of the world’s most successful jazz label, working with everyone from John Coltrane to Nina Simone

The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2022

Bridgerton casts trio of heartthrobs for third season of raunchy Netflix show

The next series of Netflix's Bridgerton will focus on Colin Bridgerton (played by Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington (played by Nicola Coughlan)

Daily Mirror · Jul 20, 2022

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.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 24, 2022