Red Elvis is a biographical look at the life and death of
Dean Reed who went from teen idol to Soviet superstar. Narrated by Dean's daughter, his interesting life met a suspicious end.
Dean Reed's Hollywood career was brief, but he became an international superstar during the height of the Cold War, living in Latin America and communist Europe. After going public about wanting to return home to the United States, Dean's life came to a mysterious end. Decades later, his daughter Ramona is determined to find out what really happened to him.
You can read the Wikipedia article, but I highly recommend listening to the podcast instead! Below are two samples of Reed's work. From all the comments you can see he still has a loyal Russian and Eastern European fanbase.
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