THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING

WELCOME...

With the arrival of each new musical movement

TOP TEN

WEEK ENDING 30 JULY 1959

Setzer says: “Let’s get ready to rumble”

ALL Mama’s CHILDREN

Reed all about it – Ronnie’s live on stage

ALL Mama’s CHILDREN

GA-20

“Raw, high energy and honest”… we meet the Boston trio bringing bags of gritty authenticity to traditional blues music

The Man In Black goes to San Francisco on new live album

Campaign of Haight: Cash’s Carousel Ballroom show is

EVENTS

Elvis Festival 10-17 September FEATURING Linda Thompson, Showaddywaddy,

The Strays

Album two from the “genre-fluid” Cheltenham band has landed. Stella Sonic tells VR how the four-piece are looking to a bright future

VINTAGE ROCKPLUS

Vinyl Lp Reviews

Limited-edition vinyl treats galore this month, with a pair of Elvis LPs and hot wax from Brian Setzer, The Delmonas and The Howlin’ Coyotes

Singles & Ep Reviews

Sleazy Records shine a light on the founding father of rock’n’roll in South Dakota, Johnny Carroll hooks up with the Blue Caps and there’s an essential new psychobilly release from those unique Batmobile boys

CD Album Reviews

Darrel Higham’s staying out for the summer, Greg Townson gets thematic and Specialty offer up an embarrassment of riches

A LIFE IN ROCK’N’ROLL

Vince recalls a smashing time with a Roman strongman and a Norman Wisdom lookalike taking his act to another level

SOUNDTRACK Of My Life

AS TOLD TO R I K F L Y N N

JOHNNY KIDD AND THE PIRATES SET SAIL FOR THE TOP OF THE SINGLES CHART

2 AUGUST 1960

Bob Berryhill – The Surfaris

The Californian guitarist recalls the band’s beginnings and reveals why his mother was responsible for their classic B-side Wipe Out

Please Mr Postman

THE MARVELETTES

Loving Elvis

When Miss Tennessee met the King of rock’n’roll, it was the start of a fairytale romance that was doomed to end in sadness. Linda Thompson recalls the four-and-a-half years she shared with Elvis Presley

Classic album

Arguably the last outstanding album he’s made and the Killer’s first for Elektra Records, the Jerry Lee Lewis LP saw him end the 1970s on a critical high and return to his rockin’ roots

ROCKET MEN

Released under the name of a band that didn’t exist, recorded with a broken amplifier – and possibly the first rock’n’roll song – 70 years on, we take a ride on the Rocket 88…

Fool’s Paradise

THE HEAD CAT

Ballroom Glitz

As the Rivoli Ballroom’s monthly Jive Party returns after lockdown, we talk to the organisers and artists and take a look inside London’s last vintage dancehall

BIRTH OF THE COOL

Starring as the tough guy leader of the Black Rebels Motorcycle Club, The Wild One made Marlon Brando an icon. Now re-released on Blu-ray, we salute the influential movie that changed the face of 50s teen culture

THE GUITAR’S THE STAR

On his latest instrumental solo album, Greg Townson pays homage to his favourite female songwriters and takes off his Los Straitjackets mask

The Roy Done Good

Whether behind the decks serving up the strong stuff as part of the pioneering Wild Wax Show or discovering the greats of the neo-rockabilly and psychobilly scene at the helm of Nervous Records, Roy Williams has earned his place in UK rock’n’roll history

Wide Awake In America

As his trademark song celebrates its 60th anniversary, we look back at how Bobby Lewis belatedly found fame nearly a decade into his eventful career when he topped the US pop and R&B charts with classic hit single Tossin’ and Turnin’

A SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM

HOW TV TRIED TO TAME ELVIS