LONDON, July 24, 2023 (AFP) – Mick Jagger once sang “what a drag it is getting old” but the most senior swinger in town shows little sign of slowing down as he turns 80 on Wednesday. The Rolling Stones frontman is still strutting and gyrating in front of packed-out arenas, most recently touring Europe to mark the band’s 60th anniversary. The icon of 60s counterculture underwent a heart valve replacement in 2019, but his regime […]
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Rock ‘n’ roll legend Chuck Berry dead at 90
By Shaun Tandon NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Chuck Berry, one of the creators of rock ‘n’ roll who helped shape modern youth culture with his dance-ready rhythms but who struggled to overcome institutional racism, died Saturday. He was 90. Police in the St. Louis area, where Berry was born and lived most of his life, said that first responders found the guitar legend unresponsive when they answered an emergency call at his home. […]





