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’50s
The King’s early years are packed with rock’n’roll classics. Vintage Rock sifts through the hundreds of songs that the Hillbilly Cat recorded during the 50s for our Elvis Presley Top…
First generation British rock fans have never lost an affection for Buddy Holly, but the arrival of compilation double album Legend presented his genius to a younger audience in the…
Put your glad rags on and join Vintage Rock as we revisit Bill Haley & His Comets’ finest moments with help from Bill Haley Jr who keeps his father’s musical…
Words Of Love promises to be the definitive celebration of the much-loved singer Genesis Publications is publishing a new book, Buddy Holly: Words Of Love, which will the definitive celebration…
In Issue 73 of Vintage Rock, to mark what would have been his 90th birthday, we celebrate the legacy of the ultimate rock’n’roll wild man, Gene Vincent, with the help…
They might not know the name of the group, but most music lovers would instantly recognise The Dell-Vikings’ evergreen Come Go With Me as one of the definitive songs of…
In Vintage Rock’s Top 40 Little Richard we highlight how, from his origins in R&B and blues, the Georgia Peach quickly evolved into an untamed rock’n’roll superpower, undeniably vital to…
On 14 August 1964, the hot-rockin’ career of Johnny Burnette was tragically cut short when he died in a boating accident on Clear Lake, California. On the 60th anniversary of…
Brenda Lee belied her age on feisty rockers like Bigelow 6-200, Rock The Pop, Dynamite, Little Jonah (Rock On Your Steel Guitar) and Let’s Jump The Broomstick. But her second…
Smokey Robinson has announced four summer UK shows for July 2025, which will be his first in a decade. The Legacy Tour will celebrate the 50th anniversary of his 1975…