Although mainstream recognition only came with a run of countrypolitan ballads in his ‘Silver Fox’ phase in the mid-1970s, Charlie Rich was a widely respected artist and one of Sun’s…
Hank Ballard And The Midnighters never quite made big league status. But alongside cutting a rug on the 50s scene, they had several fondly recalled hits for Syd Nathan’s Federal…
Join Vintage Rock as we head to the cinema to explore the hottest rock’n’roll movies of the 1950s… The mid-’50s brought with it a new, different kind of teenager. The…
Creator of some highly distinctive records, Jack Scott blazed across the stage with a voice that cemented his legacy as one of rock’s most electrifying pioneers… Here Vintage Rock evaluates…
The singer’s charismatic Louisiana Hayride appearances were enthusiastically appreciated by screaming female fans, but Bob Luman struggled to maintain his rockin’ profile… Bob Luman is one of those artists whose…
He may not have been an actual criminal, but the Man in Black could be light-fingered when it came to songwriting, as is shown by one of his signature songs……
The music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons remains timeless and evocative of a golden era – in 2017 Vintage Rock caught up with the man with one of…
Leaving his blues-influenced rock behind, His Hand In Mine was the first of Elvis’ gospel albums… but was this new sound what his fans wanted? Words by Douglas McPherson When…
Sam Cooke, soul’s first true superstar, blazed a trail that still burns bright… Here Vintage Rock revisits Hit Kit – an indispensable collection of his early hits. Sam Cooke’s A…
Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson is best remembered as a 70s funk artist, but back in the 50s, as a teenager called Young John Watson, he cut one of the most extraordinary…