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Behind the music - Will Merriman

To mark its 30th anniversary, Dublin band The Harvest Ministers are releasing a remastered vinyl only edition of their acclaimed album Little Dark Mansion on 24 September. We asked front man Will Merriman the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 27 Aug 23

Rock 'n' roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis has died aged 87

Jerry Lee Lewis- one of the original rock 'n' rollers from the 1950s - has died at the age of 87.

Music • 28 Oct 22

Buddy Holly and the Crickets (L-R Joe B Mauldin, Buddy Holly, and Jerry Allison) pose for a group shot on the set of the BBC television show Off the Record during their UK tour in 1958 Photos: Getty Images

Jerry Allison, The Crickets drummer, dies aged 82

Drummer Jerry Allison, who played alongside Buddy Holly in American rock band The Crickets, has died.

Music • 23 Aug 22

Hands up: McCartney jokingly admitted to the 1959 "blanket debt"

Macca's letter over 1959 blanket 'debt' up for auction

A letter written by Paul McCartney to good humorously settle a 30-year-old `debt' over a blanket he is said to have procured during a teenage holiday is going up for auction.

Music • 30 Mar 21

Irish actor Ruairi O'Connor to play Buddy Holly

Dublin actor Ruairi O'Connor has landed the role of Buddy Holly in a new biopic about the musician directed by Driving Miss Daisy director Bruce Beresford.

Movies • 10 Oct 20

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Paul: hearing rock 'n roll for first time changed him

"It's very hard to imagine now that there was a time before rock and roll, because it's now history," says ex-Beatle Paul McCartney in answer to a fan's recent question.

Entertainment • 24 May 20

Buddy Holly's motorbike up for auction

Two braids of of Willie Nelson’s hair and Buddy Holly’s motorcycle are part of the estate of Waylon Jennings, which is holding an auction of around 2,000 items owned by the late country singer.

Entertainment • 07 Aug 14

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