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Features5 days agoThe Georgia Peach At 18: Little Richard Makes His Studio Debut
On October 16, 1951, in Atlanta, young Richard Penniman made his first-ever recordings.
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Features6 days ago‘Rudy The Fifth’: Rick Nelson Dares To Be Different
Rick had been developing a country-influenced sound for many years when an October 1971 concert brought him to a crossroads.
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Features1 week ago
‘The Swiss Maid’: Del Shannon Hits With A Miss
In 1962, the singer-writer from Coopersville, Michigan could do very little wrong in the UK, and proved it again with ‘The Swiss Maid.’
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Features1 week ago
The Top 10 Best Chess Rock’n’Roll Records Ever
Ten records from the label and artists that helped define early rock’n’roll.
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Slippin’ & Slidin’: Little Richard Renounces Rock’n’Roll…Temporarily
The Georgia Peach made a momentous announcement on October 12, 1957, when he declared that he was giving up rock‘n’roll and embracing God.
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Features2 weeks ago
‘Sweetie Pie’: A Poignant Trip To The Eddie Cochran Archive
After the UK No.1 success of ‘Three Steps To Heaven‘ came another posthumous single release.
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Features2 weeks ago
‘Too Much Monkey Business’: Chuck Berry’s Wordplay Wins Again
Berry's quickfire writing and delivery had him bemoaning his lot in an eloquent inventory of all the things that had been sent to try him.
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Features2 weeks ago
‘Chuck Berry On Stage’: A Rock’n’Roll Original Plays To The Crowd
Chuck’s live LP entered the UK chart on October 5, 1963, on its way to becoming his first Top 10 album there.
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Features3 weeks ago
‘Keep A-Knockin’’: Little Richard Turns A 1920s Song Into Rock’n’Roll
Late September 1957 brought the Georgia Peach another US chart entry, with a song featured in the film ‘Mister Rock ’n’ Roll.’
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News3 weeks ago
George Frayne, Leader Of Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen, Dies At 77
The band's counter-culture take on honky tonk and western swing gave them a Top 10 US hit in 1972 with ‘Hot Rod Lincoln.’
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Features3 weeks ago
‘Baby Face’: A Hit For Little Richard, Bobby Darin And Many Other Faces
The song written by Harry Akst and Benny Davis also connects Elvis Presley, Paul McCartney and countless others.
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‘Maybe Baby’: How Buddy Holly And The Crickets Called On The Air Force
Buddy liked the acoustics of the Air Force club in Oklahoma, so the group recorded there after playing locally in the ‘Show of Stars '57’ package.
