Rock'n'Roll News & Features
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Features3 months agoSlippin’ & 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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Features3 months 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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Features4 months 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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Features4 months 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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Features4 months 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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News4 months 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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Features4 months 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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Features4 months ago
‘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.
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Features4 months ago
‘Songs By Ricky’: Ricky Nelson Enlists James Burton And The Jordanaires
After almost simultaneous US top ten hits with ‘Just A Little Too Much’ and ‘Sweeter Than You,’ the teen idol charted with the ‘Songs By Ricky’ album.
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Features4 months ago
‘Wondrous Place’: The Moody Magnificence Of Billy Fury
'Wondrous Place' may not be among Billy's biggest hits, but it's widely seen as one of his finest.
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Features4 months ago
‘Hats Off To Larry’: Del Shannon Scores Another Runaway Hit
Del's brilliant follow-up to ’Runaway’ had us gripped from the very first lyric.
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Features4 months ago
‘Fools Rush In’: Rick Nelson Storms The Hot 100 Again
In September 1963, Rick revived Glenn Miller's World War II hit 'Fools Rush In' for his next successful 45.
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Features4 months ago
‘Jenny, Jenny’: Just One Of Little Richard’s 57 Varieties
‘Jenny, Jenny’ was one of no fewer than seven irresistible singles to make the UK charts in a memorable year for the rock’n’roller.
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Features4 months ago
Little Richard’s ‘Whole Lotta Shakin’…’: The Georgia Peach Sings The Killer
In 1964, one rock’n’roll original covered another, as Richard charted with ‘Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On.’
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Features4 months ago
‘Just A Little Too Much’: The Ricky Nelson Hit Machine Strikes Again
The Johnny Burnette song was another chart favourite for the teen idol.
