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…

Photo exhibition unveils rare shots of rockin’ legends

BOBBY RYDELL (1942-2022)

FESTIVAL PROMOTER GRANTED COVETED LAS VEGAS HONOUR

Jerry Lee doc to be premiered at Cannes

LIMITED EDITION GOODIES FOR SUN’S 70TH BIRTHDAY

Deluxe version release of iconic rock’n’roll movie

Tony Prince • The DJ and Elvis Presley Fan Club Honorary President recalls interviewing the King and introducing him on stage

If you’re looking for Elvis • Then you’ve come to the right place!

BABY THIS IS Rock‘n’Roll • Graham Fenton details his first steps into the world of rock’n’roll, from seeking kindred spirits to Screaming Lord Sutch nicking his band…

EXPANDED BEST-OF COMPILATION KICKS OFF BEACH BOYS CELEBRATIONS

EVENTS

Hal Blaine • The legendary session drummer on his life and career working with Elvis Presley, Phil Spector and a host of other greats

TAKING CARE OF ELVIS BUSINESS • As Baz Luhrmann’s new biopic Elvis hits the big screen, we delve into the complex relationship between the King of Rock’n’Roll and his notorious manager Colonel Tom Parker

THE BOY WHO COULD BE KING

WHO’S WHO • Throughout Elvis, Baz Luhrmann introduces Vintage Rock readers to familiar characters alongside the lesser-known names who play them

PUNISHING SCHEDULE

Adding fuel to the fire • In this latest extract from his book, The Sonic Swagger Of Elvis Presley, Gary Parker looks at how the young star ruffled the feathers of Middle America in 1956 before his irresistible singles signalled a changing of the musical guard

CRAZY RHY THM CRAZY CAVAN AND THE RHYTHM ROCKERS • Released in 1975, Crazy Cavan And The Rhythm Rockers dedicated their first LP to their Teddy Boy followers. Entirely composed of originals, over half of them now classics, it’s one of the greatest straight rock’n’roll albums of all time.

LONG LIVE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL! • THE MUSIC, THE STORIES, THE LIFESTYLE, THE MEMORIES…

Top 10 Hot Prospects • As the rockin’ scene finally emerges from hibernation and everyone dusts off their dancing shoes, here are 10 of the hottest up-and-coming artists keeping the torch burning bright for rockabilly, R&B and vintage soul

The Ultimate Guitar Hero • It’s 70 years since the late Les Paul’s game-changing solid-body electric guitar came to market, an instrument that would fuel the National Anthem Of Rockabilly and set the wheels of the Big Beat in motion. Look past that most famous innovation and you find a prodigious musician, studio whiz and as humble a guy as they come…

CHANGING THE STUDIO LANDSCAPE

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE BLUE SUEDE SHOES GUITAR?

TOP TENWEEK ENDING 11 MAY 1960 • Sibling harmonies, Cliff, Brenda, the King himself and more…

Chas Hodges • In an unpublished interview, the late pianist reflects on his memories of the rock’n’roll scene of the 50s and early 60s

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JACK SCOTT • In our series looking at some of rock’n’roll’s cult figures who never quite made it into the big...