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Classic Album: Link Wray & The Wraymen – Link Wray & The Wraymen

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  • July 27, 2020
  • by Vintage Rock
Link Wray And The Wraymen
Back in 1958, no other six-stringer sounded anything like Link Wray. Building on the template of his youth-quaking Rumble, Wray went on to record a debut album that remains an…
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Classic Album: Marvin Rainwater – Sings With The Heart – With A Beat

  • 9 minute read
  • July 25, 2020
  • by Vintage Rock
Marvin Rainwater
With his notable looks, baritone voice and Cherokee Indian heritage, Marvin Rainwater was an enigmatic star who stood out from the norm. One of the first American rock’n’roll stars to…
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Classic Album: The “Chirping Crickets” – The Crickets

  • 11 minute read
  • July 24, 2020
  • by Vintage Rock
The "Chirping" Crickets
Plenty of celebratory treats to look forward to in the anniversary year of Buddy’s tragic passing, including a BBC documentary, a coffee table book and a vinyl reissue of this,…
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Classic Album: Marty Wilde – Wilde About Marty

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  • July 22, 2020
  • by Vintage Rock
Wilde About Marty Classic Album
‘It may not be American, but it’s ours’ thought British teens as wannabe rockers emerged from the UK suburbs. At the forefront was Marty Wilde, who recalls cutting his own…
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Classic Album: Cliff – Cliff Richard And The Drifters

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  • July 19, 2020
  • by Vintage Rock
Cliff Richard Classic Album
Released in April 1959, Cliff Richard’s debut long-player was an electrifying introduction to one of the UK’s first ever rock’n’roll stars and proved that we could rock just as hard…
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Classic Album: Dion And The Belmonts – Presenting Dion & The Belmonts

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  • July 16, 2020
  • by Vintage Rock
Presenting Dion and the Belmonts
Dion And The Belmonts’ debut album of 1959 stands proud as one of the rock’n’roll era’s great records and a high watermark of vocal harmony. We delve deep into its…
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Classic Album: Chuck Berry Is On Top – Chuck Berry

  • 7 minute read
  • July 14, 2020
  • by Vintage Rock
Classic Album Chuck Berry Is On Top
Its title was a light-hearted pun on the image of a strawberry-sprinkled sundae, but the double meaning was clear – and when Chuck Berry Is On Top hit the racks…
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Flamingos singer Zeke Carey was born on this day in 1933. The Flamingos were a doo-wop outfit best known for their 1959 cover version of I Only Have Eyes For You. Carey died in 1959. youtu.be/FvzNeh4Mq1o

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On this day in 1967, Aretha Franklin recorded her first Top 10 pop hit, (I Never Loved A Man) The Way That I Love You, at a tumultuous session at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, where her husband got into an altercation with one of the session musicians. ow.ly/A7Ig50DgDgq

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On this day in 1969, Elvis Presley recorded Suspicious Minds at American Sound, a small studio in Memphis. The song would prove a huge comeback hit for Elvis and give him his last No.1 in America. ow.ly/K2IW50DgfCk

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On this day in 1931, soul sensation Sam Cooke was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Check out the new Apple movie One Night In Miami to see a star-making performance by Leslie Odom Jr as the late singer. ow.ly/sTLc50Dfc8a

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On this day in 1984, Jackie Wilson died at the age of 49. He has been in a coma since suffering a heart attack on stage nine years earlier. ow.ly/PuFM50De8Qc

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