Supposedly intended to appeal to potential older record buyers who had been alarmed by his incendiary style, the Little Richard (1958) LP actually lives up to the performer’s billing as…
Cliff Richard’s 21 Today, to be strictly honest, isn’t quite a rock’n’roll album. It had plenty on it to interest Cliff and The Shadows fans, however, and many took it…
A musical snapshot of a man at the apex of his powers, 1957’s indispensable LP Here’s Little Richard combined all of Little Richard’s early Specialty hits up until 1957, and…
Elvis Presley The ’68 Comeback Special was a vital turning point in the life of The King of Rock’n’Roll. It re-energised his career, reformed his image for a new generation…
We rewind the clock to tell the story behind Eddie Cochran’s Summertime Blues. The singer-songwriter’s first US Top 10 hit, written with manager Jerry Capehart about teenage frustration, elevated him…
Lloyd Price may never have been accorded the status of a true great, but his Lawdy Miss Clawdy was one of the cornerstone songs of rock’n’roll. Later dubbed ‘Mr Personality’…
Words of Love – The Buddy Holly Story: In 2022, just a couple of months before Jerry Allison passed away at the age of 82, Vintage Rock talked with the…
Beyond the No.1 hits, Vintage Rock discovers some true gems in Elvis’ remarkable recorded catalogue in our Top 40 Lesser-Known Elvis Tracks… Probably more so than with any other artist…
The infectious thumping rhythm, that unique upright bass thud, the exhilarating guitar solos that cut through it all … rockabilly is quite simply, the greatest music in the world. Well……
With a timeless design that has remained virtually untouched since it first landed 70 years ago, the Leo Fender Stratocaster is without doubt the most well-known and influential electric guitar…