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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…
A sublime singer and visionary poet, Sam Cooke bridged divides to shake the world. With help from his daughter Carla Cooke and the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Vintage…
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…
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…