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How times have changed. When Elvis returned to live

Chas Hodges 1943–2018

The piano-playing half of rockney duo Chas & Dave has died at the age of 74

Three Steps For Eddie

A new memorial to Eddie Cochran has been unveiled in

ESSENTIAL READING: COMEBACK ’68: ELVIS

Steve Binder’s Comeback ’68: Elvis (Meteor 17 Books)

Just Can’t Help Believing…

…it really is Elvis. Yep, impersonators have been a

The Big Beat Goes On

If you like the look of Big Beat Records’ Jailhouse

RARE Rock ‘N’ Roll RECORDS

Rare vinyl from Eddie, Etta, Johnny, Aretha and more are in the sights of collectors this issue. Expert opinion and valuations come courtesy of www.omegaauctions.co.uk…

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

FEATURING Darrel Higham, The Jets, The Runawayz, DJ

Elvis, Johnny Burnette And Me

From fighting with Johnny Burnette to playing football with Elvis, PJ Proby talks Vintage Rock through his life in music

Sarah Vista

Revenge has never sounded so sweet, but Sarah Vista shoots to kill with a deadly blend of vintage rock’n’roll and country

YOUR CHRISTMAS GIFT OFFER

Modern design and high-quality materials combine to

Singles & Ep Reviews

Rockin’ 7“ers have been flying in from the around the globe, with the standard of releases proving as strong as ever. Here are some recommended releases from the Ukraine to the US, and Somerset to Spain, with a timeless limited edition reissue to start

Vinyl Lp Reviews

Delights aplenty this month, from French-flavoured Elvis Presley retrospectives to stomping northern soul compilations to pioneering Brit rockers to deep dives into the Atlantic archives…

CD Album Reviews

Collections and reissues take centre stage this issue as Elvis, Buddy Holly and Cliff Richard all get classics repackaged in superb form. But there’s also some eclectic new rockin’ sounds from the UK, Brazil and beyond, and some more totally unheard 50s gems across the USA. How has it taken 60 years to find this gold?

A Night For Lonnie Donegan

Friends, band members, family and fans join together for a fundraising night of skifflin’ in memory of a true pioneer: the great Lonnie Donegan

A LIFE IN: Rock ‘n’ Roll

In which Vintage Rock’s resident rock’n’roll diarist, Vince Eager, learns how to stretch time in front of his Grantham hometown audience and discovers that Morrissey seems to be rather obsessed with him…

SOUNDTR ACKof my life

Drummer for the UK’s most successful instrumental group

Coda

The nervous smile gives it away… but it’s still easy

1942-2018 Lorrie Collins

Risqué Rockabilly Princess Of The 50s

Queen in waiting

The undisputed Queen of Soul has left us. She’ll never be replaced. But before her reign blossomed, Aretha Franklin spent her earlier years recording gospel and R&B cuts in a treasure trove of sassy performances that hinted at the greatness to come…

The Art of Twang

As the rebel rouser celebrates his 80th birthday year, the mighty Duane Eddy talks us through his career as rock’n’roll’s twangiest guitar man

WOW! THAT’S SOMETHIN’ ELSE

To mark his 80th birthday, Vintage Rock salutes the brilliance of Eddie Cochran. Plus: Superfan Darrel Higham explains the enduring appeal of Eddie and picks his favourite tracks

“Eddie’s music had balls!”

UK rockabilly scene linchpin Darrel Higham salutes his hero and reveals his Top 5 Eddie Cochran tracks

Classic Album

Back in 1958, no other six-stringer sounded anything like Link Wray. Building on the template of his youth-quaking Rumble, Wray went on to record a debut album that remains an unholy classic of raunch’n’roll guitar…

“LINK WAS LIKE A SHAMAN”

Los Straitjackets’ Eddie Angel on the enduring influence of Link Wray & The Wraymen

It was 60 years ago today…

The first Liverpool recordings of pre-Fabs band The Quarrymen are back as the centrepiece of a new vinyl release. The Percy Phillips Studio Collection also features the first waxings by Billy Fury

THE FIRST FAMILY OF ROCK ’N ROLL

Too wild for the charts in 1956, Johnny Burnette And The Rock ’n Roll Trio nevertheless left an indelible mark on music history. Family members Jimmy, Chanti and Diane Burnette discuss the wide-ranging legacy of the rockabilly pioneers…

ROCKY ’N’ BILLY– THE NEXT GENERATION

The sons of Johnny and Dorsey Burnette grew up surrounded

THE COMEBACK KID

At the beginning of 1968, Elvis’ career looked as if it was over. Yet, at 33, the King was determined to prove to the world he was just as vital and relevant as he’d been in his pelvis-thrusting heyday. The resulting TV special would prove the most explosive comeback in rock’n’roll history…