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’50s
With his motorvatin’ debut hit, Maybellene, Chuck Berry combined country and blues, resulting in a song that raced towards the future. As the pioneering classic turns 70, we declare: “Hail!…
In our Lowdown on Jerry Lee Lewis we explore how The Killer’s piano-pounding career lasted for more than 70 years… In 2006, Jerry Lee Lewis released Last Man Standing, a…
Issue 75 of Vintage Rock, featuring The Shadows, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, British session scene, Sam Moore, The Platters, Bob Luman and much more is on sale now! In…
Guaranteed to break up the house with his frantic blowing, Big Jay McNeely reigned as ‘King Of The Honkers’ for 70 years and was still wowing audiences in his late…
In our Lowdown on Carl Perkins, we celebrate how the legendary rocker lit the rockabilly fire with classics like Matchbox, Blue Suede Shoes, Dixie Fried, Pink Pedal Pushers and many…
A complex character and turbulent trailblazer, Gene Vincent was an original rock’n’roll renegade. Vintage Rock meets with the legend’s daughter Melody Craddock, Matchbox’s Graham Fenton, Deke Dickerson and tribute artist…
Issue 74 of Vintage Rock, featuring Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis and much more is on sale now! In our latest magazine, we reveal all about…
In our Lowdown on Eddie Cochran, we celebrate how, despite his tender years, the pioneering rocker left numerous classics of lasting influence and inspired a generation… Eddie Cochran’s place in…
Legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Dion DiMucci releases new single and book. The track, New York Minute, is as a nostalgic ode to Dion’s lifelong love affair with…
The King’s early years are packed with rock’n’roll classics. Vintage Rock sifts through the hundreds of songs that the Hillbilly Cat recorded during the 50s for our Elvis Presley Top…