Buddy Holly as a country artist? It could have easily ended up that way, had the young singer’s head not been turned by the arrival of Elvis Presley in the…
His was the velveteen voice behind three of the greatest movie songs of the 60s – From Russia With Love, Born Free and On Days Like These. Vintage Rock talks…
More than six decades after Johnny Burnette scaled the charts with Dreamin’, his son Rocky Burnette and nephew Billy Burnette discuss the life, death and lasting influence of one…
Not only was he, arguably, British pop’s first major singer-songwriter, but Billy Fury was also the creative force behind The Sound Of Fury. Alan Clayson chronicles its journey… He…
Space the final frontier… It was the other-worldly sci-fi sound that changed music production forever, now Vintage Rock boldly goes where no magazine has gone before to tell the story…
As much a country performer as a rockabilly one, Carl Perkins’ music is one that true rock’n’roll fans continue to cherish, even if his fame never quite soared like that…
With a father who was both a rockabilly DJ and a guitarist, Terry was immersed in ’billy from the day he was born. Listening to tracks from the likes of…
Tennessee Ernie Ford was a middle of the road TV showman when he released the album bearing the title of his biggest hit. But many of the early-50s tracks within…
Elvis gave one of his very best performances in this lively remake of a Hollywood Silver Age classic. By Bill Dahl The script for Kid Galahad wasn’t exactly a virginal…
It was difficult enough for The Crickets to attempt to cut an album without Buddy Holly. It was harder still after their legendary leader tragically died. But when it finally…