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The Rock Relic

May 8th, 2008

Cliff Richard, $ir Elton, and A New Name …

Ahhh, Sir Cliff … has it really been that long ago??
Y’see, a special plaque was unveiled Saturday in Rigley’s Regal nightclub in Derbyshire, England on the 50th anniversary of his first performance using the name of Cliff Richard (his started out as Harry Webb, an office clerk born in Luchnow, India) in 1958. It was […]

By Chuck Hinson -- 0 comments

August 29th, 2007

The Rock Revolution Pt. VI: That’ll Be The Day

When Elvis began to make headlines with his one-two punch of hungry vocals and hip gyrations, kids across the world began to copy anything and everything about him. But, of course, the biggest part of the pre-sequined, slim young Memphis musical maniac was his sound — part rock, part torch, heavy on rhythm and some […]

By Chuck Hinson -- 2 comments

July 21st, 2007

The MEDLEY Is Still Strong …

Someone called the RelicLine and asked “If there were three rock stars of yesterday that you’d most like to interview, who would they be, and why?” 
Man, I wished he’d asked a hard question … ’cause, providin’ he’s talkin’ about those who are still on terra firma, there can only be three:
The first (and one that’ll […]

By Chuck Hinson -- 3 comments

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