Shakin Stevens’ latest album has been praised by reviewers who might have dismissed his earlier work as lightweight GETTY IMAGESDouble-denim and a Fifties-style jet black quiff helped make the Cardiff rock’n’roller Shakin’ Stevens one of the most instantly recognisable pop stars of the 1980s. Hits such as This Ole House, Oh Julie and Green Door turned him into the biggest-selling artist of the decade. His 1985 single Merry Christmas Everyone has been in the UK top 40 every December since 2007. Now, a generation since his last new UK release, Shaky is back and the surprise for many of his most devoted fans is that at the age of 68, he is no longer cheesy. His latest album Echoes…

Source: The Times October 28, 2016 23:43 UTC