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To celebrate 65 years of the iconic smash hit, That’ll Be The Day, Vintage Rock honours Buddy Holly’s lasting legacy via exclusive new interviews with Crickets drummer Jerry Allison, the singer-songwriter’s widow María Elena as well as superfan and founder member of The Shadows, Bruce Welch
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Graham establishes his rockin’ credentials with the Houseshakers and hops over the Channel to hit the road with the legendary Gene Vincent
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20 GREATEST LIVE ALBUMS
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An esteemed lineage as part of rockabilly trident Truly Lover Trio and with several upscale solo efforts to his name, Marcel Riesco now teams up with Bear Family to deliver a third LP born of Nashville, steel guitar and some hot Western rock’n’roll
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As iconic sex symbols of Hollywood’s heyday, they sizzled onscreen, yet their singing ability was often underrated. Remarkably, many of these female superstars even had a go at rock’n’roll…
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