Chuck Berry: Systemic Racism, Sexual Depravity and the Invention of Rock ‘N’ Roll

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In the late 1960s, Serge Gainsbourg carried out an illicit affair with Brigitte Bardot, not only the world’s preeminent sex symbol at the time, but a sex symbol with a powerful millionaire for a husband. Her love inspired Serge to a creative breakthrough, transforming French pop ...  Show more

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