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Dan Biggane
RCA Records and Legacy Recordings will release a comprehensive new Elvis Memphis collection of Presley’s hometown recordings, on Friday 9 August. Featuring more than 111 tracks, the definitive set captures…
Celebrated songwriter, Mark James, died on 8 June in his Nashville home aged 83. James’ family told the Houston Chronicle, “his larger-than-life personality filled any room he was in, and…
Sir Paul McCartney has announced his first UK tour dates since 2018, with shows in Manchester and London this December. Paul McCartney will bring his acclaimed Got Back Tour to…
From country roots to rock’n’roll royalty, Wanda Jackson will be forever remembered as the Queen Of Rockabilly. Join Vintage Rock as we celebrate the Oklahoma hurricane in heels! After a journalist…
We’ll Never Find Another You – The Billy Fury Story The premature passing of Billy Fury on 28 January 1983, left Britain bereft of one of its brightest ever rock…
When the much-loved Jackie Wilson died in January 1984, the music world lost one of its most soulful stars. In 2024, to mark the 40th anniversary of his passing, his…
When namechecking the trailblazers of rock’n’roll it’s absurd that Bo Diddley far too often gets overlooked. Vintage Rock rights that wrong by joining his last band leader and bassist, Debby…
Vintage Rock meets blues fanatic Dion, as he makes a welcome return alongside some of his favourite female artists on a brand new collection of songs, Girl Friends, that explores…
Big Picture Depiction: Vintage Rock’s Top Rock Biopics Many of the great rockers, from Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly to Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis have all been the…
The ‘King Of Twang’, Duane Eddy, dies aged 86 The iconic rocker’s death occurred on 30 April at the Williamson Health hospital in Franklin, Tennessee, according to his wife, Deed…