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While the Stray Cats celebrated 45 years of red-hot rockin’ on tour in the US, Vintage Rock caught up with friend of the magazine, Slim Jim Phantom, to reflect on…
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…
The ultimate rockabilly cult figure, Charlie Feathers cut classics like Tongue-Tied Jill and Bottle To The Baby but recognition was not easy to come by… Max Décharné in his A…
After over two decades on the rockin’ scene Charlie Hightone unveils Haunted Rhythm, his new album project, and looks back on a varied career with Vintage Rock. Words by Craig…
Review – Elvis Presley: The Complete 1950’s Studio Masters + The Complete RCA Studio Masters 1960-62 ★★★★☆ Words By Steve Harnell As a comprehensive deep dive into the King’s opening half-decade…
A ‘second-best of’ by Chuck Berry would destroy most artists’ greatest hits – Here Vintage Rock lists its Top 20 Lesser-Known Chuck Tracks Words by Douglas McPherson No rock’n’roller except…
From a rough tape cut for two bucks in 1952 to timeless rockers to the sweeping country heartbreakers of his later years, Vintage Rock picks our Top 40 Essential Jerry…
For its 60th anniversary, Vintage Rock celebrated one of Elvis Presley’s very best musicals – a film that for once paired him with a leading lady every bit as charismatic…