The first church Ronald Roe Messner built was the Douglas Avenue Assembly of God in Wichita. He was around 22 when he finished it with a company he started when he was 17. His mother had to sign the ...

On Friday, April 4, it was confirmed that underground folk legend, cartoonist and painter Michael Hurley — who was ...

If you appreciate the Mercury's interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution ...

Michael Hurley, a legendary singer-songwriter known as the “Godfather of freak folk” has died. He was 83. His family ...

Michael Hurley, the beloved eccentric folk singer whose music became a touchstone for a generation of singer-songwriters, has died at 83.

Michael Hurley, a beloved underground singer-songwriter who emerged in the Greenwich Village folk scene of the 1960s, has ...

Michael Hurley, the singer-songwriter who emerged from the ’60s Greenwich Village scene to become a legend of outsider folk music, has died. His family issued a statement confirming the death to ...

The family of folk singer Michael Hurley, known as the "Godfather of freak folk," revealed on Thursday that Hurley has died.

"Val will be greatly missed, but his legacy will live on forever in the films and performances he so brilliantly shared with ...

Celebrated Hollywood actor Val Kilmer, known for his intense performances and iconic roles in Top Gun, Batman Forever and ...

Mercedes Kilmer confirmed the “Top Gun” and “Heat” actor died at his Los Angeles home from pneumonia to The Associated Press.

I always marveled at the range, the brilliant variability within the powerful current of Val’s possessing and expressing ...