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

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“I cannot play guitar” • Brian Setzer reveals his autoimmune disease struggle

Baz Luhrmann unearths unseen Elvis footage

OPRY TO HOST DUANE EDDY TRIBUTE NIGHT

Film honours legacy of a rock visionary

PHOTOBOOK WILL SHOW PRESLEY’S KENTUCKY REIGN

Dion DiMucci releases new autobiography

INSIDE THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF A MUSICAL MAVERICK

Al Michaels • Alan O’Donnell has been playing the rockin’ scene for many years but his new solo project, released under the moniker Al Michaels, has only just emerged fully formed

Big screen Orbison biopic in the works

EVENTS

BUDDY HOLLY WORDS OF LOVE • The Signed, Limited Edition Boxed Set

The Dead Shout • Whether dipping into rockabilly, psychobilly or country, nothing is off the table for this rapidly rising London trio

THE RETURN OF THE KING • After two years in the US Army, hen a 23-year-old Elvis was transferred to an uncertain Elvis Presley faced a significant crossroads in his career when he returned to the music business in 1960. Here, Vintage Rock examines how his fourth studio album, Elvis Is Back! – which celebrates its 65th anniversary in April – marked a pivotal turning point in the singer’s life. Truly a case of “It’s Now Or Never” for The King…

ADDING A DASH OF NASHVILLE FLAVOUR

A FRANK EXCHANGE

BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT

UNDER THE INFLUENCE • Little Richard called himself ‘The Originator’ and ‘The Architect Of Rock’n’Roll’. On the fifth anniversary of his passing, we look back at his indelible and lasting impact on the history of popular music through the artists that followed in his path.

PIANO FRIENDS OR FOES?

THE SOUL CONNECTION

Classic album • BLUES FROM THE GUTTER CHAMPION JACK DUPREE

CHAMPION JACK DUPREE • BLUES FROM THE GUTTER 1959 – ATCO

NORTHERN SOUL

KILLING IT

FATS DOMINO Ain’t That A Shame IMPERIAL (1955) • One of the most covered songs of the 1950s, Ain’t That A Shame was a breakout hit for Pat Boone – but Fats Domino’s original remains the definitive version…

Experience: JERRY LEE LEWIS • One of the most volatile rockin’ stars of all time, The Killer’s piano-pounding career lasted for more than 70 years

10 KEY SONGS • Unlike many of his contemporaries, Jerry Lee’s best material wasn’t all confined to the 1950s…

KEY ALBUMS • Despite emerging from the singles-oriented Sun label, the Ferriday Fireball also became a fine album artist…

THE SUN SOUND • Jerry Lee Lewis’ piano-based sound gave him a point of difference from other early rockers

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KING OF THE ROAD •  With his motorvatin’ debut hit, Maybellene, Chuck Berry combined country and rock’n’roll, resulting in a song that raced towards the future. As the pioneering classic turns 70, we declare: “Hail! Hail!”

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PAYOLA BEETHOVEN

“I’m a rockabilly guitarist who wants to be Eddie Cochran. Nothing has changed in 40 years!” • In the concluding part of our...