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50s music
In the latest Vintage Rock we celebrate the life of Ritchie Valens, speaking to his family plus Hollywood actor Lou Diamond Phillips who played the young star in big screen…
One of the first to make the leap from the small screen to rock’n’roll stardom, we profile Ricky Nelson, the definitive teenage icon with help from his son Gunnar Nelson.…
We’ve finally made it to the big 5-0, a half century of issues bringing you the best in vintage sounds. To celebrate, we’ve cooked up something special for our latest…
In the latest issue of Vintage Rock we celebrate the 60th anniversary of The Beatles’ debut at The Cavern Club in Liverpool and hear from those who were in the…
Eddie Cochran cut more quality rock’n’roll in the space of a few years than most singers with five decades behind them. We’ve sifted through his back catalogue to bring you…
In the latest issue of Vintage Rock we celebrate the second coming of rock’n’roll – the late 60s and 1970s renaissance of our favourite artists including Little Richard, Chuck Berry,…
In the comeback issue of Vintage Rock we take a look at The Everly Brothers’ major label move that cemented their legacy as musical icons – and we also serve…
We have some great news for you! After hitting the pause button on Vintage Rock while we sheltered from the vagaries of lockdown and closed retailers, we’re now putting together…
On Tuesday 4 December 1956 history was made when the Million Dollar Quartet of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis combined on a session that would…
The King’s catalogue is truly gargantuan, but most early era compilations stick firmly to safer ground – That’s All Right, Heartbreak Hotel, and the like… In this Alternative Elvis Top…