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Jerry Allison, who played alongside Buddy Holly in The Crickets, has died. The drummer, who co-wrote such classics as That’ll Be the Day and Peggy Sue, died on Monday 22…
Not only was he, arguably, British pop’s first major singer-songwriter, but Billy Fury was also the creative force behind The Sound Of Fury. Alan Clayson chronicles its journey… He…
Space the final frontier… It was the other-worldly sci-fi sound that changed music production forever, now Vintage Rock boldly goes where no magazine has gone before to tell the story…
Grammy Award-winning guitarist Albert Lee is celebrated the world over for his hybrid picking technique. It was in the early-60s when Albert had his first taste of commercial success playing…
With a father who was both a rockabilly DJ and a guitarist, Terry was immersed in ’billy from the day he was born. Listening to tracks from the likes of…
Elvis gave one of his very best performances in this lively remake of a Hollywood Silver Age classic. By Bill Dahl The script for Kid Galahad wasn’t exactly a virginal…
It was difficult enough for The Crickets to attempt to cut an album without Buddy Holly. It was harder still after their legendary leader tragically died. But when it finally…
An album made entirely of Elvis’s between-song banter and on-stage jokes didn’t exactly set his fanbase alight, but the ever-resourceful Colonel was always cooking up new ways to seek out…
In 2020, Shakin’ Stevens talked us through his incredible career, from his early days with the Sunsets to a decade-long run of 80s hit singles, via a starring role as…
The seasoned DJ and the man at the helm of Hemsby’s rock’n’roll weekender goes crate digging Globe-trotting DJ, MC, promoter and resident at the Ace Cafe and the boss of…