It may have missed out the big hits, but Jerry Lee’s long-playing debut showed his extreme versatility, from rockers to ballads… and even a traditional gospel number. Jack Watkins listens…
Photo copyright Getty Rock’n’roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis has died aged 87, his agent has confirmed. In a statement, Lewis’s publicist Zach Farnum said: “He was there at the beginning,…
Hemsby regular Paul Ansell picks out a perfect 10 that set him on the path to rockin’ greatness… Paul Ansell arrived with his first band The Blue Rhythm Boys, before…
Label: BMG Tottenham’s meatiest beat monsters have been more than well served with greatest hits compilations over the years but this collection is a real treat for vinyl lovers as…
Rockabilly revivalist Robert Gordon has died at the age of 75. According to Gordon’s label, Cleopatra Records, the singer died on Tuesday 18 October at the age of 75. No…
The paperback edition of Every Night Is Saturday Night: A Country Girl’s Journey to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – the memoir of Rock & Roll Hall of Famer…
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The latest Vintage Rock goes heavy on rockabilly as we honour the genre that revolutionised rock’n’roll. With a special cover designed by artist Vince Ray, the issue traces the tangled…
Brian “Licorice” Locking began his career in Vince Taylor’s Playboys before joining Marty Wilde’s Wildcats, playing on such hits as Teenager In Love and Bad Boy. He was the bass guitarist of…
Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Charlie Rich, Johnny Cash and Billy Lee Riley all began their careers at Sun Records – and one man kept rhythm for all of them.…