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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…
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…
They might not know the name of the group, but most music lovers would instantly recognise The Dell-Vikings’ evergreen Come Go With Me as one of the definitive songs of…
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…
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…
Smokey Robinson has announced four summer UK shows for July 2025, which will be his first in a decade. The Legacy Tour will celebrate the 50th anniversary of his 1975…
A ‘second-best of’ by Chuck Berry would destroy most artists’ greatest hits – Here Vintage Rock lists its Top 20 Lesser-Known Chuck Tracks Words by Douglas McPherson No rock’n’roller except…
The trailer and key art for Beatles ’64, a new documentary from producer Martin Scorsese and director David Tedeschi which captures the electrifying moment of The Beatles’ first visit to…
In issue 72 of Vintage Rock, we shine a light on the often overlooked influence that the mighty Sam Cooke had on the emerging Big Beat, with help from his…
For its 60th anniversary, Vintage Rock celebrated one of Elvis Presley’s very best musicals – a film that for once paired him with a leading lady every bit as charismatic…