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‘I tried to be nice. Sometimes I would explode’: John Fogerty on Creedence, contracts and control

As the driving force behind Creedence Clearwater Revival, he wrote some of the 60s’ most enduring songs. But a poor record deal followed by years in the wilderness drove him to the brink of breakdown. Now 80, he looks back

The Guardian - UK

Who has celebrated relegation or defeat with an open-top bus parade?

Plus: top-of-the-table clashes, first-half substitutions and when did Wengerball first enter the footballing lexicon?

The Guardian - UK

‘Dicing with death’: the lethal, terrifying art of Hamad Butt – and the evacuation it once caused

Blending science and the supernatural, high art and gothic horror, Hamad Butt made work that was literally dangerous, in one case sparking fears of a gas leak. He is one of the stars of Tate Britain’s rehang

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US army sergeant found guilty of murdering BLM protester in Austin

Texas governor moves to pardon Daniel Perry, who was convicted of shooting Garrett Foster during rally in 2020

The Guardian - US

Unofficial Leeds United sellers explain who buys half and half scarves - and the manic 'riots' they've seen

Mark and Stephen Foster opened up on what life is really like as unofficial matchday stallholders

Leeds Live

Bob Dylan's 'The Philosophy of Modern Song' book is a love letter to music — and, um, polygamy

Bob Dylan doesn't think much of the current state of songwriting or of contemporary pop music, two points underscored in his sometimes dizzying, sometimes confounding, but rarely less than absorbing new book, "The Philosophy of Modern Song." But he does think polygamist marriages are greatly underrated, about which more in…

Tribune News Service

Which footballers have played alongside both father and son?

Plus: who was the first manager to have a surname-ball philosophy; late, late fightbacks to win from 2-0 down; and more

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The heartwarming moment Stockport County fan on end of life care is visited by the club at hospice

Football fan Stephen was given the chance to lift the cup alongside one of his heroes

Manchester Evening News

Once Again, Churchill Downs Will Ignore The Racist Ties To ‘My Old Kentucky Home’

The controversy behind Kentucky’s state song is again being brought to light, this time from a member of one of the most prominent families in Louisville history.

Sports Illustrated

An anthem of corrupt Southern nostalgia

White people and institutions need to hit a hard pause and reflect on the Kentucky Derby anthem's history

Salon

Eastern Standard Preview for May 5, 2022

You may have sung the first verse of Stephen Foster’s “My Old Kentucky Home,” but are you aware of the story of slavery told in the remaining verses? Historian Emily Bingham has published a book about it. Tom Eblen gets details and we listen to a version performed by the…

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Bob Dylan book on 'Modern Song' to come out in November

Bob Dylan has a new book coming out this fall, a collection of more than 60 essays about songs and songwriters he admires, from Stephen Foster to Elvis Costello

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