RETRO ICON RUSTY WARREN – THE ‘KNOCKERS UP’ GAL! Burt Kearns·March 28, 2018Longtime singer, bawdy comedian, and retro icon Rusty Warren talks about her career, the Pomp Room in Phoenix,...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfBurt KearnsComedy·3 Comments
‘WHERE’S THE BAG, MR. KARDASHIAN?’: OR, HOW I EXPOSED O.J. SIMPSON’S ACCOMPLICE AND SET THE STAGE FOR A TV EMPIRE Burt Kearns·July 3, 2019Four weeks after the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, a tabloid news producer made a...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfBurt KearnsCrimeHistoryTV·0 Comments
THE MURDER OF ALFALFA Burt Kearns·August 27, 2019Carl ‘Alfalfa’ Switzer was the most popular star of the classic Our Gang comedies. But the facts of...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfBurt KearnsCrimeFilmHistoryTV·7 Comments
THE BALLAD OF CATHY WAYNE: KILLED ON STAGE IN THE VIETNAM WAR Burt Kearns·July 30, 2019The teenage pop star from Australia ignored the warnings and embarked on a tour of military bases in...All Please Kill Me PostsBurt KearnsHistory·4 Comments
CHRIS MONTEZ & BRIAN WILSON: A 50-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL REUNION Burt Kearns·April 25, 2018While making his documentary about Chris Montez, the rock ‘n’ roller known for hits “Let’s Dance” and “Call...All Please Kill Me PostsBurt KearnsInterviewsVIDEO·3 Comments
PRIDE TV: THE QUIET GAY HEROES OF SIXTIES SITCOMS Burt Kearns·June 28, 2019The faces of these three actors were familiar to Baby Boomers raised on TV situation comedies. Their private...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfBurt KearnsCool PeopleHistoryTV·3 Comments
JERRY LEWIS, J.D. SALINGER & THE JEWISH HOLDEN CAULFIELD Burt Kearns·August 12, 2019There were once two men named Jerry: Salinger and Lewis. And one of them wrote a famous novel,...All Please Kill Me PostsBooksBurt KearnsFilmHistory·0 Comments
SIDEWINDER: THE MURDER OF LEE MORGAN Burt Kearns·March 12, 2019The jazz trumpeter extraordinaire was a prodigy who inherited the musical mantle of Clifford Brown, as well as...All Please Kill Me PostsBurt KearnsCrimeMusicians·5 Comments
THE TOP TEN MOST SHOCKING, BIZARRE, AND HISTORIC DEATHS OF ROCK & ROLL DRUMMERS ONSTAGE Burt Kearns·September 3, 2019One of the key jokes in Spinal Tap is the long line of drummers who met unfortunate ends,...All Please Kill Me PostsBurt KearnsMusiciansR.I.P.·1 Comment
DAVID BOX: THE OTHER ROCK & ROLL GENIUS FROM LUBBOCK Burt Kearns·November 7, 2018He joined the Crickets after Buddy Holly died in a plane crash, befriended Roy Orbison, toured with Dusty...All Please Kill Me PostsBurt KearnsHistoryMusicians·3 Comments
SHA NA NA & THE ESCAPED BABY-KILLER Burt Kearns·October 9, 2018How guitarist ‘Vinnie Taylor’ came back to life 20 years after dying of a heroin overdose and fooled...All Please Kill Me PostsBurt KearnsCrime·2 Comments
ZEKI MÜREN, THE DAVID BOWIE OF TURKEY Burt Kearns·September 12, 2018Never denying his homosexuality, the Turkish showman broke down barriers in his conservative nation, played Vegas, tutored Mick...All Please Kill Me PostsBurt KearnsHistoryMusicians·1 Comment
THE WIFE & DEATH OF SPADE COOLEY, HOLLYWOOD’S KING OF WESTERN SWING Burt Kearns·August 8, 2018“Spade” Cooley was a virtuoso fiddler and Roy Rogers’ movie stand-in, who had six consecutive Top 10 hits and...All Please Kill Me PostsBurt KearnsCrimeUncool People·1 Comment
THE LONESOME DEATH OF DANNY RAPP: THE FRONT MAN FOR DANNY & THE JUNIORS Burt Kearns·July 24, 2018Danny Rapp, the man who first sang “Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay” and “At The Hop”...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfBurt KearnsHistoryMusicians·5 Comments