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.

Vintage Rock

WELCOME… • We’re rolling out the A-listers in this latest issue, with two icons from the rockin’ firmament taking centre stage.

ALL Mama’s CHILDREN

Jimmy Dale Richardson • From recording an album in Nick Curran’s bedroom to winning the Ameripolitan Award for Best Rockabilly Male, Jimmy Dale Richardson flies the flag for Oklahoma’s rockin’ scene

Estelle Brown • The Sweet Inspirations vocalist on Elvis Presley’s healing hands and coming to terms with singing rock’n’roll

REASONS TO SUBSCRIBE

IT MIGHT GET LOUD • No tours, ears ringing night and day, and working with musicians he couldn’t meet during the lockdown, Brian Setzer defies adversity with his latest studio album Gotta Have The Rumble

GO BIG OR STAY HOME

A RETURN TO THE CATWALK

THE ESSENTIAL BRIAN SETZER

Classic album RANT N’ RAVE WITH THE STRAY CATS • By the time they made their third and final album for Arista in 1983, the Stray Cats were no longer the British media darlings of a couple of years before. Yet it bears comparison with the best of their early records…

THE EDMUNDS FACTOR

LOST IN MUSIC

The King Of Stadium Rock • Sixty-five years ago, Elvis played his first stadium gig – a landmark event – and it was all down to Kay Wheeler, the savvy 16-year-old who ran his fan club…

At Home With The Presleys

A Legal Matter

A VOICE TO Thrill YOU • For decades, he was the mystery voice on an acetate that outfoxed Elvis Presley, but an intriguing compilation album reveals Jimmy Sweeney as an extraordinary stylist in his own right

Sensational Sweeney

THE LAST GOODBYE • Wanda Jackson is back with what she says is her final and “most revealing” album. Produced by Joan Jett, it’s a grand finale from the First Lady of Rock’n’Roll.

JETT PROPELLED

THE WORD ON WANDA… • What Jackson’s celebrity fans say

The Wanda Years • We salute the Queen of Rockabilly on her seven memorable decades of unrivalled and unbridled sounds…

VINTAGE*ROCK TOP TEN WEEK ENDING 22 SEPT 1960 • The Shadows enjoy their final week at No.1 with Apache

STRAT’S ENTERTAINMENT • Sixty years after the release of their debut album and iconic signature hit, the legacy of The Shadows and their Strat-wielding lead guitarist is as potent as ever. Vintage Rock recalls the early years of the world’s most influential instrumental guitar band.

PARALLEL GUITAR LINES

WEAPON OF CHOICE

ROCK’N’ROLL REBEL • This October marks the 50th anniversary of the passing of Gene Vincent. Half a century on, his influence remains undiminished. We look back on the legacy of ‘The Screaming End’ and how his black leather-clad shadow has fallen upon other rock’n’roll enthusiasts and artists through the years.

GENE ON SCREEN

VINCENT ON VINCENT

Sherri Vincent • On the 50th anniversary of Gene Vincent’s death, his daughter Sherri is working to establish a charitable foundation in his honour

The Train Kept A-Rollin’ VARIOUS ARTISTS • In 1951, bandleader Tiny Bradshaw recorded a bawdy, laid-back boogie that wasn’t a hit but...