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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Harry And The Hounds Harry And The Hounds • Frontman Harry Caiger reveals all about his blues and rockabilly influences, plus how the rockin’ scene has bounced back post-Covid

Trevor Payne • The That’ll Be The Day director, producer and star takes us behind the long-running stage show success story

BABY THIS IS Rock ‘n’ Roll • Graham starts new chapters with The Hellraisers and Matchbox – and lives to tell the tale after crawling from the wreck of a bus crash in Holland

Georgina Peach And The Savoys • When they abruptly found themselves without a vocalist, Dutch R&B rockers The Savoys hit the jackpot after discovering a waitress who can sing like Etta James and Aretha Franklin

We’ll Never Find Another You • To mark the 40th anniversary of the passing of one of Britain’s finest ever rock’n’rollers, Vintage Rock joins friends and fans to celebrate the remarkable life and legacy of Billy Fury

Classic album • They called Atlantic Records “the House that Ruth built” after the early successes of the singer that helped them gain a toehold in the R&B market of the early 50s. Released in 1957, Ruth Brown’s debut album, Rock & Roll, showcased a trailblazing talent...

THE ACE OF BASS • Acclaimed bassist Carol Kaye talks candidly about her life as a studio player working with the likes of Brian Wilson, Phil Spector and other musical giants from the golden age

"AND TONIGHT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN..." • The Ed Sullivan Show, which ran on US TV from 1948 to 1971, was the programme that introduced many of rock’n’roll’s biggest names to the American public. Vintage Rock remembers some of the iconic acts that performed at CBS’s hallowed Studio 50…

Rock ’n’ Roll Heroes • We revisit the early days of the singer and band who are forever remembered for their all-time British rock’n’roll classic, Shakin’ All Over

Diamonds JET HARRIS AND TONY MEEHAN • Featuring not only two former members of The Shadows but two future Led Zeppelin members, Diamonds gave us one of the greatest instrumental singles of the 1960s

2023 THE YEAR AHEAD • We highlight the festivals, live shows and new releases that need to be on your rockin’ radar across the next 12 months, plus some top tips from artists in the know

20 TOP ONE-HIT WONDERS • The 50s was full of brilliant, timeless songs, sometimes by artists who could never quite manage to crack that second smash. Join us as we explore the best of the decade’s one-hit wonders…

BANNED BY THE BEEB • Following the BBC’s recent 100th anniversary, we take a look behind the scenes at discs – often from A-list artists – that ‘Auntie Beeb’ disallowed in the 50s and 60s

TOP TEN • Dave Clark, the Fab Four, squeaky drum pedals and a backstage fight

“When something is taken away from you, you want it back even more” • After a period of serious illness, recovery and reflection, Bob Butfoy brings Jack Rabbit Slim back into glorious action for 2023 with a new album and a return to the live stage. Here, the frontman looks back, and forwards, at a life in rockin’.

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