Marianne Faithfull Made an Art of Upending Expectations
The singer, who died on Thursday at 78, spent decades in the spotlight exercising a very specific and subversive power.
The guitarist Billy Gibbons called the “barbaric pirate”
Billy Gibbons was able to fuse traditional blues with modern funk elements within ZZ Top, which was widely influenced by the ...
Marianne Faithfull, ‘As Tears Go By’ Singer, Dies at 78
Vocalist Marianne Faithfull, whose 1960s sojourn as a swinging London pop star was succeeded by a striking punk-era artistic ...
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Marianne Faithfull, the 60s icon and rock star muse who carved her own path
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Marianne Faithfull was still at school when she was spotted by Rolling Stones ...
The blessed guitar Keith Richards unintentionally bestowed upon Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix is renowned for playing a Stratocaster, but little do people know, the first he used was Keith Richards.
Music icon Marianne Faithfull dead at 78
Marianne Faithfull, the actor, fashion and music icon who made headlines with her turbulent relationship with Mick Jagger, ...
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Marianne Faithfull, ‘As Tears Go By’ Singer, Dies at 78
Blond, blue-eyed and beautiful, Faithfull had logged a low-key career as a London coffeehouse folk performer before she was discovered at 17 by the Rolling Stones’ manager Andrew Loog Oldham ...
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Sixties icon Marianne Faithfull dies aged 78
British singer and actor Marianne Faithfull, best known for her hit song "As Tears Go By", has died at the age of 78, a ...
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"She will always be remembered": Pop singer Marianne Faithfull dies at 78
She will be dearly missed." Born in London in 1946, Faithfull got her break when she caught the eye of Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham at a party in 1964. “He asked me, ‘Can you sing?’ ...
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Marianne Faithfull’s 10 Most Essential Songs (Critic’s Picks)
The Rolling Stones’ manager, Andrew Loog Oldham, discovered her, which lead to Mick Jagger (eventually her romantic partner) and Keith Richards co-penning her debut single “As Tears Go By.” ...