With 33 UK Top 40 hit singles, Shakin' Stevens has had a brilliant career that's
always been rooted in the golden days of rock'n'roll. From Penarth in South
Wales, "Shaky" launched his career in 1968 fronting the band Shakin' Stevens &
the Sunsets, reviving the 1950s style of Elvis Presley and other rockers. They
got a big break supporting the Rolling Stones in 1969, which helped land a
recording contract with Parlophone Records and a debut album Legend produced by
Dave Edmunds. They built a strong following but in 1977 Shaky took time out to
play Elvis in a high profile London m...