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…
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…
Iconic female vocalists dominate the formative influences on the UK R&B powerhouse singer We’ve long been fans of sensational R&B vocalist Laura B, with her last album Just A Little…
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…
We take a look at the rockin’ roots of the original Bond score composer, John Barry… By Julie Burns Before all those box-office gold Bond soundtracks – plus the subsequent…
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…
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…
In 1959, Cliff Richard starred in a movie that would soon be considered a British classic, a gritty and cynical satire of the pop music business titled Expresso Bongo… The…