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We rewind the clock to tell the story behind Eddie Cochran’s Summertime Blues. The singer-songwriter’s first US Top 10 hit, written with manager Jerry Capehart about teenage frustration, elevated him…
Lloyd Price may never have been accorded the status of a true great, but his Lawdy Miss Clawdy was one of the cornerstone songs of rock’n’roll. Later dubbed ‘Mr Personality’…
“The songs are all original compositions written by Chuck, for Chuck, and as only Chuck can perform them,” read the sleevenotes. Jack Watkins analyses one of the great albums of…
One of the first to make the leap from the small screen to rock’n’roll stardom, we profile Ricky Nelson, the definitive teenage icon with help from his son Gunnar Nelson.…
We look back at the troubled life of Del Shannon – the revolutionary songwriter who struggled to break away from the Runaway success he enjoyed with his early pop hits……
In the comeback issue of Vintage Rock we take a look at The Everly Brothers’ major label move that cemented their legacy as musical icons – and we also serve…
We have some great news for you! After hitting the pause button on Vintage Rock while we sheltered from the vagaries of lockdown and closed retailers, we’re now putting together…
The Jive Aces, UK’s No.1 swing and jive band and Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalists, have decided to bring comfort and fun to their fans and those isolating at home during…
On Tuesday 4 December 1956 history was made when the Million Dollar Quartet of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis combined on a session that would…
In this issue of Vintage Rock we enter the riotous world of Wanda Jackson. She’s finally just hung up her touring boots this…