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Dylan Kirk & The Killers

The young piano pumper from Kent tells us about first discovering music, his love of Jerry Lee Lewis and recording a rockin’ debut LP

HANKS FAMILY LINK TO HOLLYWOOD’S ELVIS AND BUDDY BIG-SCREEN BIOPICS

Two major rock’n’roll movies are being brought to

STAN KESLER 1928-2020

MICHAEL OCHS ARCHIVES/GETTY KEVIN MAZUR/GETTY JAMES FRAHER/REDFERNS/GETTY The

WILDE SCORES A WORLD FIRST WITH UK’S COVID VACCINE JAB

Marty Wilde has become the world’s first celebrity

THE DEVIL’S RHYTHM BY MARK ROBERTSON

The early days of neo-rockabilly and psychobilly come

EVENTS

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All in t he Graceland name

Elvis did not, in fact, give his Memphis

Singles & EP Reviews

A pair of Japanese Elvis singles get the reissue treatment, plus new releases from Little Dave, Tommy Blake and The Earls Of Satan

Vinyl LP Reviews

The Sharks’ seminal debut returns, Jackie Wilson hooks up with Count Basie and Ramblin’ Ellie finds herself unlucky in love

CD Album Reviews

Comprehensive Crazy Cavan and John Mayall boxsets rub shoulders with an emotive new release from Laura B

A LIFE IN ROCK n ROLL

Vince reveals all about the development of his stagecraft and the evolution of his rock’n’roll cabaret act

Soundtrack Of My Life Boz Boorer

The former Polecat, who has worked with Morrissey for 30 years, talks us through his formative influences

FEBRUARY 1961 SHOP AROUND IS MOTOWN’S FIRST MILLION SELLER

MICHAEL OCHS ARCHIVES/GETTY IMAGES Written by The Miracles’

Sonny West

Mr Wild Guitar talks to Vintage Rock about late-night sessions in Memphis and the importance of capturing the mojo

SOUNDS FROM THE CELLAR

It’s the most famous small venue in the world and was pivotal in the development of the biggest band of all time. Now, 60 years on from The Beatles’ debut performance at The Cavern, we trace its role in the band’s incredible rise…

Q&A – TONY CRANE OF THE MERSEYBEATS

What are your first memories of The Cavern?

THE VIEW FROM THE STAGE

Tony Waddington was guitarist with Lee Curtis And The All-Stars, and played on the same bill as The Beatles at various venues around Liverpool. Here, he recounts his own experiences of The Cavern…

THE NEW CAVERN

How the iconic old club was resurrected on Mathew Street

20 Merseybeat Boom Killer Cuts

It was a scene that burned hotter than a comet and was gone almost as fast. Vintage Rock dives into the Mersey to salvage 20 of the finest beat tunes on vinyl

Classic Album

HIT KIT SAM COOKE

John Barry: Licence To Thrill

With No Time To Die still waiting to make it to cinema screens, we take a look at the rockin’ roots of the legendary Bond score composer

THE BOND BOMBSHELL

HOW BARRY TRANSFORMED MONTY NORMAN’S THEME

LISTEN UP!

THE JOHN BARRY SEVEN’S WINNING BEATS: HITS AND HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MUSICAL MAESTRO, PRE-BOND…

SHOOTING FOR THE MOON

Christian Krüger now has a monument to his lifelong passion for vintage music – a studio packed with historic gear from the era. Steve Harnell takes a glimpse behind the looking glass

SUPREME BEINGS

To mark the 60th anniversary of The Supremes signing to Motown Records, we chart their journey from the Detroit housing projects to rivalling The Beatles, with memories from Mary Wilson

THE FAB THREE

CA/Redferns/Getty Images The Beatles went Motown crazy with

AN URBAN MAKEOVER

1968 was a turbulent year and soul was

THE TAMMI SHOW

Vintage Rock talks to vocalist Tammi Savoy, whose debut album with the Chris Casello Combo sees her shining a spotlight on oft-forgotten female R&B greats

SOUL CONNECTIONS

Savoy’s vocal versatility has seen her take on

The Hurt And The Pain

60 years on from the chart success of Runaway, we look back at the troubled life of Del Shannon – the revolutionary songwriter who struggled to break away from his early pop hits

DEL SHANNON’S LOST MASTERPIECE

Del Shannon was understandably excited in February 1967

RETURN OF THE RUNAWAY

MICHAEL OCHS ARCHIVES/GETTY GAB ARCHIVE/REDFERNS/GETTY IMAGES In 1978,

The Elvis Euro Curio

A MANSION FIT FOR THE KING

No words needed

Six decades ago, the best-selling instrumental band of all time released their debut LP, Walk, Don’t Run. Vintage Rock meets two of the longest-serving members of The Ventures to talk about their hugely successful career and plans for 2021

Joining the ranks of rock legends

DIMITRIOS KAMBOURIS/GETTY IMAGES In 2008, The Ventures were

Ever evolving line-up

Since they formed in 1958, a whole host

TAPPIN’ BOOGIE

Over the past 20 years, Foot Tapping Records has brought us Imelda May and grown into the UK’s biggest rockabilly label. We meet founder and boss Clive Duffin plus label mainstay, talent scout and ‘honorary advisor’ Darrel Higham

DARREL HIGHAM

Right up there amongst the UK’s finest rockabilly

GRAHAM DOMINY

He cut his teeth alongside Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart

EMBASSY OF ROCK

Until 2005, the lion’s share of Foot Tapping’s

From TRAVIS In Memphis

Arguably only Lonnie Mack made rocking guitar instrumentals on an exalted par with those of Travis Wammack during the mid-60s. The Memphis fret prodigy later distinguished himself as a Muscle Shoals session ace before being hired as Little Richard’s first-call road guitarist

SCRATCHING THAT ITCH

Not only was Travis Wammack Memphis’ hottest young