It’s no surprise the multi-faceted songs of Bobby Darin have been such a hit in Hollywood – his own too-short life story sounds like it was straight out of a…
Sixty-five years ago, Berry Gordy – a former boxer and failed record store owner – launched the label that would become Motown. We trace its funky first five years, which…
Blackboard Jungle, with Bill Haley’s radical Rock Around The Clock soundtracking the opening credits, was a groundbreaking 1955 film that exposed the tensions of inner-city education, youth rebellion, and social…
Their recorded output was limited, but for a short period Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers electrified the 1950s rockin’ scene… Some argue that Why Do Fools Fall In Love is…
One of the most covered songs of the 1950s, Ain’t That A Shame was a breakout hit for Pat Boone – but Fats Domino’s original remains the definitive version… It…
Recorded at Paramount, the transatlantic No.1-charting Loving You would be Elvis Presley’s first soundtrack album… The Technicolour Loving You (1957), Elvis’ second movie, allowed him to display his acting chops,…
Another night, another hotel room – and that’s just the way Jenny Don’t And The Spurs like it. The band’s unique brand of country-fried rock’n’roll has taken them all over…
The later career of Conway Twitty elevated him to The High Priest Of Country Music, but before that he was a highly capable rockabilly, with a knack for releasing compelling…
Kid James (James Schembri) is the new kid on the block in the Melbourne rockabilly scene and now the young star is looking to go global. Words By Craig Brackenridge …
Darrel Higham has been a leading light on the UK rockin’ scene for more than 30 years. The acclaimed rockabilly guitarist rose to fame via his work with Imelda May…