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Vintage Rock
A healthy debate still rages over exactly when the term ‘neo-rockabilly’ came into force. One thing is certain, though – it kicked up a storm in the live music scene…
From Nut Rocker and Telstar to Wonderful Land and Green Onions, 1962 was the last great year for instrumentals. We put the spotlight on the groups that left singers in…
Veteran entertainer Mike Berry was there at the start of rock’n’roll in the UK and, partly thanks to his sister, had the US records to prove it. His soundtrack is…
From his early roles as the swivel-hipped bad boy through to the family-friendly star he became, Elvis lived his boyhood dream of movie stardom. We examine a prolific career of…
Delbert McClinton’s harmonica and a simple piece of instantly memorable songwriting has meant Hey! Baby’s simple charms have endured for six decades, making its way on to one of the…
Prompted by a lawsuit, John Lennon returned to his roots for a troubled covers album with producer Phil Spector running wild… By Martin Ruddock In late 1973, John Lennon, former…
The singer and DJ picks the hits that powered her musical journey from punk to rockabilly… I’m having a ball,” says Joey Hill. She’s been whooping and hollering with London’s…
The Beach Boys are marking their 60th anniversary with a raft of special celebratory projects across the year. To kick off the celebrations, Capitol Records and UMe are releasing a…
Eric Clapton’s lifelong passion for the blues burns brightly in Nothing But The Blues. The film – which was broadcasted once in the U.S. on PBS in 1995 and nominated…
Three brothers from Rochester – and their best friend – are ready to take on the world with new album Mad About You. By David West “All of our favourite…