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Vintage Rock
After turning his back on rock’n’roll to spread the word of God, Little Richard made a dramatic return in the early 60s. Randy Fox celebrates the second coming of His…
Shakin’ Stevens took rockabilly-lite to the top of the pop charts in the early 80s, but his first album with The Sunsets is one of the most explosive UK rock’n’roll…
For years after its release in 1966, The Night And Day Of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, recorded in Britain, was an undervalued and almost forgotten album until its CD reappearance in…
In our series looking at rock’n’roll artists who just missed out on the big time, we remember the underrated talents of Wee Willie Harris, one of the British scene’s earliest…
Over the past 20-plus years, Foot Tapping Records has brought us Imelda May and grown into the UK’s biggest rockabilly label. Rik Flynn meets founder and boss Clive Duffin plus…
Following the huge success of the 35th Anniversary Tour, That’ll Be The Day is back on the road with another incredible show packed full world-class performances from Trevor Payne and the highly…
Nobody tore down the walls between country and rock’n’roll like Wanda Jackson, and the long-playing pinnacle of her ferocious talent was Rockin’ With Wanda! Randy Fox looks at a timeless…
With a career that spans six decades, Georgie Fame made his name in the 60s with three No.1 hits and over 20 albums since. At 17, Fame was touring Britain…
The Blue Cats’ 1981 cult classic Fight Back, while often overlooked, is one of the stand-out albums to emerge from the neo-rockabilly era… By Jack Watkins Running an eye down…
“The songs are all original compositions written by Chuck, for Chuck, and as only Chuck can perform them,” read the sleevenotes. Jack Watkins analyses one of the great albums of…