The Ed Sullivan Show, which ran on US TV from 1948 to 1971, was the programme that introduced many of rock’n’roll’s biggest names to the American public. Vintage Rock remembers…
UK rockabilly star Elliot ‘Lobo’ Jones selects his favourite picks from the pack… “I stumbled into music,” says Lobo Jones, the leader of The Rhythm Hounds. “My friend got me…
Outside of rockabilly circles, few will have heard of Ersel Hickey, and yet the majority will doubtless have seen his iconic photograph. Vintage Rock tells the tale of the cat…
A double whammy of retro rock’n’roll action as the former Beatle reconnects with his roots… While we’re pretty sure that the most successful songwriter of all time doesn’t particularly need…
Despite a big-ticket cast, it was a seven-year-old girl on debut that stole the show in Elvis’ 12th movie… By Douglas McPherson According to the old showbiz adage, you should…
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…