downs: unless you ve been living in a sealed cave, you ve probably noticed that america s latest craze is disco dancin . this is punk rock, and its purpose is to promote violence, sex, and destruction, in that order. pure rock n roll energy, pure guts, pure stamina. rock singer jimi hendrix died today in london, according to a police source, from an overdose of drugs. reynolds: janis joplin was found dead last night. the cause of death was said to be an overdose of drugs. jim morrison, the lead singer for the doors, a rock music group, is dead. he was 27. naftali: the early years of the 70s are sad in music because you lose people. and you lose the beatles. simon: this small gathering on savile row is only the beginning. the event is so momentous that historians may one day view it as a landmark in the decline of the british empire. the beatles are breaking up. heilemann: it was like a death for a lot of people. rock n roll, as we understood it in the 1960s, was no long
[tv static drones] [bright tone] t dowe understand! [dramatic music] sit amindown! sit down! sit down! ba[gun fire]ck we just signed an agreement to bringlong our people back ho. we want to bring our people back home. we are ending america s war. i will not send another generation of americans to warn afghanistan. i don t think we understood the t scale and bascope of what evacuation would eventually e go evacuation would eventually e go turn into. sound like it is going to be quick and simple. simple. we are going to but that did not happen here. it was a humanitarian catastrophe. . [speaking in a global language] the kabul. [speaking in a global language] thatever was a terrifying t and itf af was a full chaos. everyone was moving towards the airport to get out of raidafghanistan. we fear ity that a war may star. we were all afraid. it was about our families. about loved ones and about the city that i was born in and raised in. let s ugusgo! let s ugusgo!
the cnn film little richard is up next. ow! man: little richard, it s now 16 years since you had your first hits. oh, yes. do you realize that well, you must realize that at your performances now there are people who weren t even alive when you first began? yes, but i have woke them up now. everybody that wasn t alive when i started and was gone, i have brought the spirit and put it on them. were you always so shy? no, i m not. a lot of people say i m shy, but i let it all hang out, every bit. the love, the gentleness, the tenderness, the kindness, you ain t supposed to hide them. you got it. god gave it. show it to the world. announcer: ladies and gentlemen, if you will, a man who s become a legend in his own time, little richard! [ cheers and applause ] good golly, miss molly sure like to ball that music, that beat, his voice. the oooh my god, who is that? who is that? can t hear your mama call good golly, miss molly i d never seen any
people believe a lot of crazy stories they read. -yeah. -some is true. some is not and reporter: does it hurt when you see those crazy stories? sometimes, but it s part of the work, you know? reporter: mm-hmm. you ever want to lash out in any type of way and say, hey, that s not true ? yeah, a lot of times. welcome to how it really happened. i m hill harper. he s the definition of a music icon, a singer-songwriter whose catalog of hit songs defined a generation, his innovative dancing unmatched, his videos classics, his style singular, but michael jackson was also a father of three whose life was dogged by scandals, and then june 25, 2009, many thought the biggest news story of the day would be the death of farrah fawcett, but how wrong they were. tonight, we examine the death of michael jackson. how did he die? why did he die? was something more sinister going on? did he, in fact, cause his own death? we hear from those who lived through it and find out how it reall
dad, where are we heading next? josé andrés and family in spain premieres september 24th at nine on cnn. it s so true in life, i believe, that when we stop chasing illusions and go after the truth, life can be so wonderful. hey, everyone. i m hill harper. welcome to how it really happened. he was born prince rogers nelson. his childhood nickname was skipper. over the course of his career, the world knew him as prince, the purple one, the artist formerly known as prince, a symbol and once again, prince. his towering fame didn t just come from his musical genius but also from the many mysteries of his personal life and perhaps the deepest secret of all was the one that caused prince to pass. for many of us, it s hard to comprehend how a man who had millions of fans could come to an agonizing end all alone in an elevator. prince was a brilliant artist who created music to entertain and stimulate, and his songs that won over fans worldwide came from a profoundly persona