WORDS BY JOHN HOWARD PHOTOS BY EMMA GRANT /JOHN HOWARD/ RUTH ARCHER
Not just one, but two stars from the 50s Memphis Sun studio were present for this 19th Wildest Cats In Town weekender at Pakefield in Suffolk. Namely, veteran vocalist Hayden Thompson, and the man behind the beat on hits from the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich and Warren Smith, drummer Jimmy Van Eaton.
The third headliner from the United States was Rip Masters, who played on Gene Vincent’s final recording when he was a session man on Ronnie Weiser’s Rollin’ Rock label, also backing Ray Campi, Mac Curtis and the rest of the crew who re-introduced America to its own rockabilly heritage.