Innholdsfortegnelse for August/September 2025 i Vintage Rock

It’s my first issue back at the helm of Vintage Rock magazine, and I’m absolutely thrilled to be able to return to the fold. And what a time it is to come back to the editor’s chair, not least as we’re now midway through the centenary year of one of rock’n’roll’s most cherished trailblazers. This issue’s cover star Bill Haley needs no introduction, of course, and to toast what would have been his 100th birthday, we had the privilege of speaking to both his daughter Gina and biographer Chris Gardner for a deep dive into the life and career of the kiss-curled legend himself. And the tributes don’t end there. We also honour another of the music world’s brightest lights, Brian Wilson, who sadly left us recently. Inside, we discuss what…

With over 3,500 videos online, The Ed Sullivan Show has now reached over one million subscribers on its YouTube channel. With some of the finest footage of the stars of the golden era performing between 1948 and 1971, The Ed Sullivan Show was right at the epicentre of popular music, airing the best of rock’n’roll, R&B and pop to the US every Sunday night. Since 2020, the show has found a new audience online with over 2.5 billion views on YouTube, Facebook and Apple Music. The show’s archive has been curated by Ume and SOFA Entertainment Inc. “Reaching one million subscribers is a powerful testament to the enduring legacy and timeless appeal of [the show],” said Bruce Resnikoff, CEO of Ume. “Ed Sullivan had a unique vision, to showcase talent…

For the first time ever, the Man In Black’s lyrics and poems are to be published in a brand new book entitled The Complete Johnny Cash: Lyrics From A Lifetime Of Songwriting, released via Voracious Publishing. This new tome gathers Cash’s song lyrics together with never-before-seen reproductions of dozens of intimate handwritten pages from the artist’s personal notebooks, penned over a period of over half a century. The content of the book has been curated from 526 songs, prose, poems and musings taken from the Cash archive including those notebooks, diaries and more. Presented chronologically and featuring a detailed commentary from Cash’s friend and family historian Mark Stielper, the book follows Cash’s career through personal ups and downs, his work in political activism and his religious faith. Also with 38…

When I was a little girl, my mom raised me on great 1950s rock’n’roll and Laurel Canyon folk music. She had a great record collection,” says singer and bassist Christina Jean. “My oldest brother threw a guitar at me when I was 11 and said, ‘Figure it out.’ So I figured things out.” From performing in talent shows as a kid, Jean became the frontwoman of Californian rock’n’roll band the Electric Howlers in 2018 where she met guitarist David Lucas. Recruiting drummer Mike Shepherd, they slimmed down to a trio to become Christina Jean & The Howlers in 2023, drawing upon rock’n’roll, surf and country, laced with a rowdy dose of punk. “It’s just us,” says Jean about their distinctive sound. “You can hear that weird clash between punk rock…

Chris Gardner, widely regarded as the world’s foremost Bill Haley expert, was around 16 when he watched Let The Good Times Roll at the cinema in Wimbledon. Comprised of two 1973 concerts featuring the likes of Fats Domino, Bo Diddley and The Shirelles, the documentary helped to define the rock’n’roll revival of the late 60s and early 70s. Yet there was one star who stood out. “I watched Little Richard and Chuck Berry,” he recalls, “and I realised this was pretty good music. And Bill Haley came on and for some reason that absolutely grabbed my attention. I thought, ‘Wow! What’s this?’” It was the beginning of a lifelong fascination with all things Haley; the following year he watched the legend perform in the flesh at Hammersmith Palais. “At the…

When Brian Wilson shuffled off his mortal coil earlier this year, the headlines announcing his passing were ready made. “God only knows what we’d be without you,” sang The Daily Mirror. “He taught the world how to smile,” decreed The Guardian. While acknowledging how much he’d suffered for his art and craft, there was a general consensus that, alongside the likes of Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, David Bowie and one or two others, he’d been a 20th century musical trailblazer. It’s unwise to attribute great movements in music history to a single person or band, but the troubled genius of Wilson undoubtedly made The Beach Boys one of the gateways into the modern era of rock. After the Pet Sounds album of 1966, it would no longer be enough for…

Buddy Holly’s star blazed across the rock’n’roll firmament for just 18 months before falling to earth in the plane crash of 3 February 1959. In his short time on the planet, however, the bespectacled singer cut classic after classic, from rockers such as That’ll Be The Day, Peggy Sue, Oh, Boy!, Rave On and Maybe Baby to ballads including It Really Doesn’t Matter Anymore, Raining In My Heart and True Love Ways. His death aged just 22, alongside that of Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper in the same tragic accident, was described in Don McLean’s American Pie as “the day the music died.” But, of course, Holly’s music never did. His hits continued to ring from jukeboxes, radios and record players for decades after his passing, forever as fresh…

It was a howl of anguish which rang out around the world. “You’re tearing me apart!” screamed the teenage Jim Stark, his parents aghast after they find him under arrest for public intoxication. It was a cry that juveniles across the land would have sympathised with, that their folks were incapable of dealing with their kids’ turmoil, as they were part of the problem. “Please lock me up, I’m going to hit somebody, I’m gonna do somethin’…!” Stark pleads to the police inspector, kicking and whacking the table with coiled-up frustration. It’s a high-voltage scene that crops up in the first minutes of Rebel Without A Cause, and was unlike anything the big screen had ever seen. The teenager had never before been spotlit as someone distinct and separate to…

It’s one of the most famous lines in music history: “I shot a man in Reno/Just to watch him die.” Johnny Cash’s Folsom Prison Blues turns 70 this year, but its most savage lyric is still shocking all these decades after the Man in Black cut the country classic for Sun Records. There are multiple reasons for this. The first and most obvious is the cold, impassive way that he delivers the admission in his steady baritone, which conveys no sense of remorse (though there’s plenty of self-pity). Then there’s his spartan acoustic strumming, rounded out with Luther Perkins’ ghostly electric guitar and the relentless march of Marshall Grant’s stoic bassline, all evoking the rhythm of the train that the narrator watches chugging past his cell window. Lyrically, too, the…

Ironically, their would-be masterpiece and second Cadence album, Songs Our Daddy Taught Us, became the one most highly treasured among fans even though it sold poorly Although the brothers’ first album, The Everly Brothers (1958), contained some already familiar hit material, some of the tracks were specially recorded for the LP. These include sometimes overlooked gems such as the taut rocker This Little Girl Of Mine, which had been an earlier hit for Ray Charles, Should We Tell Him (the two songs were lifted from the album and put out as a single), and the more plaintive I Wonder If ? I Care As Much and Brand New Heartache. Overall, the album is a solid summation of their Cadence style. Ironically, their would-be masterpiece, and second Cadence album Songs Our…

You might say how appropriate it was that Charlie Rich, after years of underachieving, had his biggest moments on the Epic label, because an epic talent is exactly what he was. But that would be too grandiose a claim for such a reserved, unassuming man. It’s also stretching it describe him as a rock’n’roll hero, because his heart was never totally in the Big Beat. On the other hand, Sam Phillips reckoned he’d never worked with a more talented writer, singer or musician. Rich’s Lonely Weekends was one of Sun’s final hits. While he was with the label, he also wrote songs for the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Ray Smith and Carl Mann. Any early hopes that he might be another Elvis were doomed to fail, but…

For every Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley, there’s a Ruth Brown, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Janis Martin. Through the 1950s, it was male artists who grabbed the lion’s share of rock’n’roll’s success but, both before and after Elvis’ sonic boom, plenty of women recorded numerous songs just as swinging and visceral as Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard. Amongst the blues from which rock’n’roll sprung, female artists had a long history of showing the way, often treading on ground rawer and riskier than their male counterparts. Some of these trailblazers feature on this list, as do plenty who found fame in Presley’s wake. 20 Dorothy Collins Cool It Baby 1956 (Coral) At the tender age of 15, Collins, born in Ontario, Canada, acquired a spot as vocalist in the…

Marie & Rosetta WOLVERHAMPTON GRAND THEATRE, WOLVERHAMPTON 27 MAY 2025 A substantial star in her day, Sister Rosetta Tharpe performed with Duke Ellington and Count Basie, played the famed Cotton Club, and racked up a string of crossover hits. Her distinctive guitar playing and formidable on-stage presence inspired the first generation of rock’n’rollers – from Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Elvis to Johnny Cash – while her live UK appearances in the 1960s helped fire the British blues explosion. Yet her standing as one of rock’n’roll’s foundation stones has been all too often ignored and, later buried in an unmarked Philadelphia cemetery, she looked destined to slip into obscurity… until recently. Since 2007 biography Shout Sister Shout!, the powerhouse musician’s reputation enjoyed a steady restoration, with a 2018 Rock’n’Roll Hall…

Viva Las Vegas 28 24-27 APRIL 2025 Once again Nevada’s most lively city was rocked into action between 24-27 April 2025 by the 28th Viva Las Vegas festival. As Las Vegas is a colourful and noisy place at the best of times, this annual gathering of rockabilly enthusiasts always seems to turn the volume up just that little bit louder as rockers from all over the globe descend on The Orleans Hotel & Casino complex and celebrate their shared love of music, fashion and vintage cars. For early arrivals on the Wednesday, there was six hours of DJ action in the Bailiwick bar to get things started alongside the first portion of Burlesque Bingo in the venue’s St. Charles function room. The following day the festival started in earnest with…

Nashville’s iconic Grand Ole Opry, the longest-running radio programme in history, toasts its centenary year in style this year with a one-off show on 26 September at London’s Royal Albert Hall, its first UK show. The once-ina-lifetime event, billed as “an unforgettable night with country music’s biggest stars and special guests”, will be hosted by BBC Radio 2 presenter Vernon Kay and Grand Ole Opry announcer Kelly Sutton, and features a stellar line-up of some of the biggest names in country music today including Luke Combs, Darius Rucker, Marty Stuart, Ashley McBryde and Carly Pearce. The London show forms part of the Opry’s centenary celebrations that began in January with a show at the legendary Ryman Auditorium. Country Music Hall of Famer Bill Anderson, the longestserving member in Opry history, performed…

I conic singer of 1960 hit The Twist, Chubby Checker is due to finally be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Checker’s hit recording of The Twist, a cover of Hank Ballard & The Midnighters’ R&B song, has since become the definitive version, and Checker’s follow-up tune Let’s Twist Again is one of the most-well-known songs in rock’n’roll. Checker scored 32 hits between 1960 and 1966, as well as appearing in two movies – Twist Around The Clock (1961) and Don’t Knock The Twist (1962). Hip-hop group stars The Fat Boys helped Chubby back into the Top 40 in 1988, having released their rap version of the track. Checker had previously expressed his dismay at not being included in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and even staged…

In the year that would have been Elvis Presley’s 90th birthday, Elvis guru and award-winning biographer Peter Guralnick has released his much-anticipated new book, The Colonel And The King: Tom Parker, Elvis Presley And The Partnership That Rocked The World. Having wowed us with his two previous unmissable Elvis biographies – Last Train To Memphis and Careless Love – the new tome investigates Elvis’ complex relationship with his notorious manager Colonel Tom Parker, featuring a wealth of previously unpublished letters. Described by his publishers as “a tale of the birth of the modernday superstar”, the book “presents these two misunderstood icons as they’ve never been seen before: with all of their brilliance, humour, and flaws on full display.” Guralnick’s latest offering is sure to become the definitive retelling of one…

There are two of me,” says Marcel Riesco. “One is the very private, shy person, an introvert, recluse kind of thing. And then there’s the other one that is born when I get up onstage.” Similarly, there are multiple sides to Riesco’s career; he’s one of the world’s foremost authorities on Roy Orbison, a fixture at rockin’ festivals around the world, and he’s just released his new LP Wild Kisses on Sleazy Records. The record brings Riesco back to rock’n’roll following Can’t Find My Baby, recorded with his country trio Dixie Fried. Alongside Riesco’s original tunes, Wild Kisses features two songs written but never recorded by Roy Orbison, Daydream and She’s Okay. “And there’s Pucker Paint and Watch Dog which are a couple of obscure 50s jivers,” says Riesco. “I wanted…

In the late 2010s, Gina Haley was “poking around” on Facebook and stumbled upon a band she liked the sound of: “I was like, ‘Oh, those guys look fun – I wanna work with them!’” That band was The Jive Aces, the British modern swing group who shot to fame after appearing on Britain’s Got Talent in 2012. She messaged the Aces, suggesting that if they were ever in her neck of the woods, they should give her a shout. “To my great surprise,” she says, “one day I get a message from them: ‘Hey, don’t you live in Texas, near Dallas?’” The band were due to play in McKinney, a nearby city, and invited her to perform with them that very evening. There was no time for rehearsals, but…

First released in 2018, billed as “the incredible true story of five punk kids who started a band”, Jordan Albertsen’s award-winning documentary Boom: A Film About The Sonics relays the whole magical story – albeit 15 years in the making. Albertsen had first encountered the band as a 13-year-old when given a copy of their second album Boom by his father. But inspiration to make the film came some years later down the line, having seen a reformed Sonics play a show at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle in 2008 that left him blown away. Arriving home from the gig, he immediately wrote a letter to the band’s manager, which somehow led to a meeting in Tacoma with Buck Ormsby. Progress would grind to a halt with the tragic death…

The idea for Buddy Holly: Words Of Love, a huge coffee table book compiled by the Buddy Holly Educational Foundation, came from Roger Daltrey of The Who. Daltrey is one of more than 100 singers and guitarists to have been given a replica Gibson J45 acoustic guitar (the guitar Buddy Holly wrote his hits on) and made an ambassador of the Foundation in recognition of consistently citing Holly as an influence. “Roger said, ‘You should photograph each of us with our guitars in locations that resonate with something about Buddy,’” says the Foundation’s Peter Bradley Jnr. Thus began a six-year journey to photograph the artists, who range from Sting to Bruce Springsteen, and get them all to contribute a handwritten note about Holly for inclusion in the book. The Stones’…

It may not be explicitly stated in the film, but it’s been claimed that the character of Plato Crawford was, in fact, gay. Certainly at the time of the film’s making The Motion Picture Production Code forbade any reference to homosexuality, but as IndieWire wrote in 2014, “Rebel remains one of the most important films in the queer film canon.” The coding of Plato as gay is subtle, but definitely there. He never shows any interest in any female, has a picture of Alan Ladd in his school locker, and looks at Jim as if he’s falling in love. Most straight viewers would have seen it as pure hero worship, a teenage kid looking at an older boy like a brother, but it was clear to actor Sal Mineo what…

It’s 8pm on Saturday 28 January 1956, and families all over the United States are settled in to watch The Dorsey Brothers’ hit variety TV series Stage Show, broadcast from CBS’ Studios out of the Big Apple. It was to be one of the most historic nights on US TV and one that would help kickstart the career of the world’s greatest ever performer. “We’d like at this time to introduce you to a young fellow, who like many performers – Johnnie Ray among them – came up out of nowhere to be overnight very big stars,” came the announcement from the smartly dressed young presenter in horn-rimmed glasses. “This young fellow we saw for the first time while making a movie short. We think tonight he’s going to make…

You can hear the Everly Sound in its raw, unfurnished state on their first single, Keep A’Lovin Me/The Sun Keeps Shining, released in 1956. The brothers had been appearing alongside their parents Ike and Margaret as The Everly Family on the road and on their KMA country music radio show, broadcast out of Shenandoah, Iowa, since the 1940s. While Ike was an accomplished guitarist, he was keen for his sons to gain a higher profile. In 1953 the family moved out to Tennessee. Here, Ike made use of his various contacts, notably Chet Atkins, and a deal to record the single, released on Columbia, was agreed. Although it was a commercial failure, the brothers’ distinctive style was already intact. The next key contact was Archie Bleyer. Although a New Yorker with little…

The smokin’ opening chords of Behind Closed Doors sound like pure Charlie Rich. But it’s not him on piano, it’s Hargus ‘Pig’ Robbins. A disappointing thing to know, sadly true of many of his 1970s Epic recordings. However, it is ridiculous to suggest, as some have, that this period, working with the shrewd country crossover producer Billy Sherrill, was artistically barren. The 1970s was a golden era for songs about adult relationships. Rich’s 1973 album Behind Closed Doors was up with best. Alongside the title track and The Most Beautiful Girl, I Take It On Home was a declaration of marital solidity, sung with style and feeling. ’Til I Can’t Take It Anymore and Nothing In The World (To Do With Me) were similarly affecting. In the years between leaving…

Tami Neilson  NEON COWGIRL OUTSIDE MUSIC The epic Foolish Heart gets things going here with its full orchestral backing and a hint of Roy Orbison in Tami’s vocal performance. While your scalp is still tingling Salvation Mountain unleashes a driving rockin’ onslaught, then Neil Finn drops in to duet on the title track. JD McPherson makes an appearance on the sultry You’re Gonna Fall and the remaining tracks are all of similarly high quality. Neilson has produced many great albums but by taking soul, country and rock’n’roll and combining it with a widescreen production job, Neon Cowgirl is something special. The Zipheads ROCK’N’ROLL RENAISSANCE VOODOO CANAPÉ When the rest of the population will wake up to this UK trio is still unknown but until then they just keep getting better…

Chuck Berry THE JASMINE EP COLLECTION JASMINE The humble ‘extended play’ 7" single enjoyed real popularity between the mid-50s and mid-60s, offering a picture cover and selection of previously released material at a time when many young fans’ budgets possibly did not stretch to regular LP purchasing. Jasmine have already compiled some excellent collections of EP tracks from artists such as Buddy Holly, The Shadows, Elvis, Eddie Cochran and Marty Wilde and now they are focusing on Chuck Berry. Drawing on a selection of Chuck’s EP releases from between 1956-1964, this compilation packs in 30 tracks from his prolific back catalogue. The 1956 long-playing single Rhythm And Blues With Chuck Berry gets this CD off to a strong start as the lively Maybellene and Thirty Days sit in contrast alongside…

The rhythmic powerhouse behind The Bullets, one of the UK’s finest rockabilly bands, Gary Griffin has built a glowing reputation on the rock’n’roll circuit over the years that’s second to none. He was the drummer and songwriter for the much-respected – and recently reformed – 90s rock’n’roll outfit Jet Black, and held sway behind the kit with popular rockers Slim Slip & The Sliders in the noughties – also back together and heading back out on the road. Griffin’s successes on the rockin’ scene recently culminated in a well-deserved induction into the Drumstick Hall Of Fame in The Netherlands – “To be honest, I have no idea who nominated me,” says Griffin, “but it was an honour all the same.” Taking a break from putting The Bullets’ sixth LP together with…

We recently reported news of both the Sister Rosetta Tharpe theatre show, Marie & Rosetta, starring Beverley Knight (reviewed on page 84), and the upcoming film from Amazon MGM Studios, to be produced by, and starring, Lizzo, but it appears a new feature-length biopic about the Godmother Of Rock And Roll is also on the horizon, helmed by none other than Mick Jagger in partnership with Live Nation. According to Deadline, Tribeca Studios, Jagged Films and Inaudible Productions are combining forces to make the movie, with Oscar-nominated writer Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor pegged to provide the script. The project is reported to have the full support of Tharpe’s estate, which has also granted use of her musical catalogue. The film has also secured exclusive rights to Gayle Wald’s excellent biography Shout, Sister,…

SUMMER JAMBOREE 1-10 August FEATURING Vel Omarr, Les Greene, The Spunyboys, Pat Capocci LOCATION Senigallia, Adriatic Riviera, Italy BOOKING WEBSITE summerjamboree.com TWINWOOD FESTIVAL 22-25 August FEATURING Ray Gelato & The Giants, Jackson Sloan & The Rhythmtones, Ruby & The Dukes, Lola Lamour LOCATION RAF Twinwood Farm Airfield, Clapham, Bedfordshire BOOKING WEBSITE twinwoodevents.com HIGH ROCKABILLY 3-7 September FEATURING The Playboys, Gizzelle, Charlie Hightone & The Rock It’s, John Lewis & His Trio LOCATION Calafell, Tarragona, Spain BOOKING WEBSITE highrockabilly.es GRAND OLE OPRY: LIVE IN LONDON 26 September FEATURING Luke Combs, Darius Rucker, Marty Stuart, Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce LOCATION Royal Albert Hall, London BOOKING WEBSITE royalalberthall.com WELSH ROCKABILLY FAIR 10-12 October FEATURING Sonny West And The Rhythm Kings, Jane Rose & The Deadends, Barny And The Rhythm Allstars, The Wolfnotes LOCATION The Hi-Tide,…

Rock The Joint (1952) Backing the Hank Williams knock-off Icy Heart, this Jimmy Preston cover has been mooted as the first rockabilly record. Technically a Saddlemen release, it’s the birth of The Comets (they’d be named “Haley’s Comets” on subsequent Essex 45s) and Rock Around The Clock’s cooler sibling. Shake, Rattle & Roll (1954) It’s possible to view Bill Haley as yet another white act who covered Black music to greater commercial success, but it’s worth noting that he and Big Joe Turner, who originally released the song, became good pals. There’s certainly a lot of love in this R&B stomper. See You Later, Alligator (1956) Haley in his pomp. If he and his Comets couldn’t really miss after their breakout hit, that gang-chant chorus would still swing in any…

The birth of the teen movie in the 50s wasn’t restricted to the kind of serious fare exemplified by Blackboard Jungle and Rebel Without A Cause. Eventually, schlock-merchants started pumping out exploitation pictures for the burgeoning teen market. Ed Wood, notorious director of the Worst Film Of All Time (that’s Plan 9 From Outer Space, everyone) put out The Violent Years in 1956, about a gang of delinquent high school girls, while Teenage Doll (1957), directed by B-movie giant Roger Corman, dealt with a group of girls involved in a murder, followed the same year by Reform School Girl, which explored the lives of young women in a reformatory. Fellow B-movie filmmaker Herman Cohen even managed to blend the teenage exploitation movie with science fiction for 1957’s drive-in classic I…

Bye Bye Love From their first session for Cadence, this propelled the boys towards the big time. It also started a fruitful association with the songwriters Felice and Boudleaux Bryant. The song had already done the rounds in Nashville, but Don and Phil, desperate to get started, needed the money. With the earnest, youthful quality of their singing, along with Don’s aggressively strummed acoustic guitar, it now sounds custom made for them. Cathy’s Clown In 1960 Don and Phil signed with Warner Brothers. While the loss of the intimacy and innocence of the Cadence era was regrettable, Cathy’s Clown was a winner. The brothers’ harmonies on a killer chorus were supported by Buddy Harman’s striding drum beat. Primarily written by Don, with input from Phil, the B-side featured the heart-stoppingly…

01 SWEETS FOR MY SWEET THE SEARCHERS (PYE) With jangling guitars and sugar-sweet harmonies, The Searchers’ take on this Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman track proved difficult to resist in the summer of 1963. Loitering in the UK Top 10 for eight weeks and topping it for two, this delicious slice of 1960s Merseybeat magic dethroned the King from the top spot, reflecting changing trends. Not since the likes of Elvis, Jerry Lee and Carl Perkins burst out of Memphis’ Sun Studios had the music world experienced such a seismic shift. Rock’n’roll had a new home and Liverpool was its capital. It goes without saying that the plethora of scouse acts dominating hit parades in the early 60s were hugely influenced by those original US trailblazers, and The Searchers would…

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Kid James BEWILDERED WILD Youthful Australian rockabilly Kid James joins the Wild Records family here with a three-track single featuring all self-penned material. Bewildered is a bluesy rocker that’s shot through with a respectful hint of Eddie Cochran’s Somethin’ Else and a real foot-stomping energy. This is something of a modern classic and proves that rock’n’roll’s new generation are keeping that flame burning brightly. On the B-side, Jungle and Mean Bopping Baby are similarly thrilling and with an album for the same label already in the can, this is an exciting taste of things to come. The Bad Beats LUCY MEI ROGUE These Vancouver garage rockers have been in action since 2014, and what distinguishes this group from many others is singer Cam Alexander. His powerhouse roar is somewhere between…

His sides for RCA and Peacock had failed to fire, but when Richard Penniman crossed the threshold of J&M Studios in New Orleans in September 1955, little did he know he was about to change his fortunes. Specialty Records boss man Art Rupe set up the session with Robert ‘Bumps’ Blackwell at the helm, aided by Fats Domino’s A-list backing band, including saxophonists Lee Allen and Alvin ‘Red’ Tyler, Huey Smith on the 88s, Frank Fields on upright bass, and drummer Earl Palmer. It would begin as a frustrating affair, but when during a break Blackwell heard Richard pounding the keys on his highly sexualised ditty Tutti Frutti, he instantly knew it was a hit. The song’s infamous refrain was borne while washing dishes. “I couldn’t talk back to my…