Vintage Rock

VINTAGE ROCK celebrates a time when music changed the world - 45s, youth culture and the odd thrusting pelvis. Vintage Rock chronicles all the stellar artists and music, the enduring legacy of those early pioneers - and why it’s still the best way to live. Spanning the dawn of the 50s to early Beatles (pre Eastern mysticism!), Vintage Rock covers a time of Mods and Rockers, crinoline skirts and blue jeans, rock star movies and screaming-girl concerts. This special magazine rejoices in the music and verve of Elvis, The Shadows, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Gene Vincent and a host more, and speaks to a contemporary audience that relishes the vitality and flair of the era.

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VINTAGE ROCK

Major Elvis exhibition takes us behind the curtain of The King’s life

MATCHBOX REV UP AS ROCKERS REUNION PARTY HEADLINERS

Emilio Santoro • We meet the Elvis tribute artist who’s made his mark globallylly with a host of competition wins

ARETHA BOXSET WILL CELEBRATE HER 70S GEMS

Hemsby 67 was their biggest bash of the last decade

EVENTS • *All listings subject to Covid restrictions and cancellations

Hail Hail Rock ’N’ Roll • We talk to Gavin Skelhorn, the producer and director at PNP Events, who reveals all about a rockin’ new stage show 

Jane Rose & The Deadends • The award-winning, Gretsch-slinging queen hits the road in the UK this winter, bringing her fiery blend of rockabilly and rhythm and blues all the way from Nashville

Baby this is Rock ‘n’ Roll • Matchbox strike it lucky in the States, meet the Phantom Flan Flinger on Tiswas and Graham makes a friend for life in Charlie Gracie

The Rock-A-Sonics • Maryland might be the eighth smallest state in the union, but there’s one quintet making a big noise on the scene. We meet the band ahead of their European debut this winter.

I was a teenager when rock’n’roll was coming through. It was a very inspiring time. • With 45th studio album Accentuate The Positive, Van Morrison returns to his roots, covering everyone from Chuck Berry to Fats Domino. Can Vintage Rock get the famously defensive icon to open up?

The Big O’s Beautiful Dream • To mark the 35th anniversary of Roy Orbison’s passing, Vintage Rock talks to Roy Orbison Jr about his father’s remarkable life and meets the stars behind a marvellous modern musical which takes The Big O’s songs on a brand new journey

Paradise regained • Often regarded as Britain’s first real rock’n’roll star, 40 years after his untimely passing, Billy Fury is remembered in a new tribute show – with an intriguing twist

Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree • The festive season just would not be the same without Brenda Lee’s Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree. So it’s hard to believe that such a cracker flew like a turkey on its first release, 65 years ago.

Classic album • Hank Ballard And The Midnighters never quite made big league status. But alongside cutting a rug on the 50s scene, they had several fondly recalled hits for Syd Nathan’s Federal Records.

TOP TEN • Elvis melts hearts, a Joe Meek classic and a brand new dance!

SUSPICIOUS MINDS • A new Hollywood biopic adapted from Priscilla Presley’s memoir Elvis And Me is set to take us behind those Graceland gates. Vintage Rock gets the inside story. 

Rock ’n’ Roll Heroes • Conway Twitty’s later career elevated him to superstar status as The High Priest Of Country Music, but before that he was a highly capable rockabilly, with a knack for releasing compelling rock-outs of old songs…

RELIC HUNTER • Few rock’n’roll fans are ever lucky enough to own their hero’s gold discs, belt buckles and personal photos, but Sonny West found himself buying up the contents of Eddie Cochran’s bedroom. Vintage Rock speaks to West about his enviable collection...