When young fans caught the red hot act of Billy Lee Riley And The Little Green Men in the late 50s, such was their enthusiastic response, the band would be…
Love Me Tender was the Hollywood western that launched Elvis’ acting career and, featuring his No.1 smash, was one of his best-loved turns in front of the cameras… Words by…
1955: The Year Rock’n’Roll Changed Everything! The new issue of Vintage Rock is here, and we’re turning back the clock to 1955 – the year that ignited the rock’n’roll revolution. This was the…
Vintage Rock charts the creation of Route 66, an enduring Bobby Troup-penned R&B classic covered by Chuck Berry and The Rolling Stones and written in tribute to the most iconic…
In January 1962, Britain went twist crazy, with Chubby Checker’s The Twist and Let’s Twist Again in the Top 20 at the same time. Here, Vintage Rock takes a stroll…
In 1955 The Platters soared to fame with their iconic ballad Only You, here Vintage Rock charts the career of the most successful Black group of the 1950s and talk…
CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE NEW ISSUE ➔ Ready to Rock? The Ultimate Rockabilly Companion is Here! Dive into the most electrifying of musical genres with the new issue of Vintage Rock Presents, your…
What was it like growing up in Liverpool at the height of Beatlemania? Vintage Rock finds out with Colin Hall, the writer of two books on The Beatles – The…
When multimillionaire playboy Steve Bing, a massive Jerry Lee Lewis fan, sought to finance a record with The Killer, he began an epic odyssey that resulted in the astonishing comeback…
Link Wray’s 50s instrumental Rumble practically invented the power chord, became the centre of a moral panic and inspired a whole generation to pick up the electric guitar – and…