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Gene Vincent - Be Bop A Lula
1956


Gene Vincent
February 11, 1935 – October 12, 1971


"The Last of the Rockers in the land of Pop"
— JIVE: Rock 'n' Roll and other Four-Letter Words

LEFT: Gene Vincent was Capitol Records' answer to RCA's Elvis Presley as the labels scrambled to get onboard the Rock 'n' Roll bandwagon in 1956. CENTER: Later that year Vincent and his Blue Caps were featured in the acclaimed Rock movie "The Girl Can't Help It" with Eddie Cochran, Fats Domino, the Platters and Little Richard. RIGHT: Vincent was the last of the rockers on the land of Pop and found greater acceptance in Europe where the fans revered him, and it's there he remained, 'til the screaming end, a rocker's Rocker.

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.Featured Sites .

Gene Vincent and the Bluecaps website
Gene Vincent website
Gene Vincent Rock + Roll Hall of Fame webpage
official site in Rockabilly Hall of Fame
site of French fan
bio / timeline

Other Recommended Sites

Gene Vincent
author Derek Henderson's site

Related Sites
Bobby Jones | Jerry Lee Merritt | Sheriff 'Tex' Davis


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Race With The Devil
Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran
The Day The World
Turned Blue
Gene Vincent:
A Discography
Gene Vincent - Race with the Devil
Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran
Gene Vincent - The Day the World Turned Blue
Gene Vincent - a Discography
Gene Vincent's Life in the Fast Lane
by Susan VanHecke
Rock 'n' Roll Revolutionaries
by John Collis
A Biography of
Gene Vincent
by Britt Hagarty
by Derek Henderson


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The Gene Vincent
Box Set
1956 – 1964
Gene Vincent: Collectors Series
Be-Bop-A-Lula
His 30 Original Hits
The Gene Vincent Box Set
Gene Vincent - Collectors Series
Be-Bop-A-Lula: Gene Vincents 30 Original Hits
Phantom
6 CDs / 151 tracks
Capitol
1 CD / 21 tracks
Enterainers
1 CD / 30 tracks


The Screaming End
Gene Vincent:
Rebel Heart
Gene Vincent / Blue Jean Bop
The Screaming End - The Best of Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps
Gene Vincent - Rebel Heart
Gene Vincent - Blue Jean Bop
The Best of
Gene Vincent
and his Blue Caps
Rasor & Tie
1 CD / 20 tracks
Columbia / Magnum
Volume 1 / 28 tracks
Volume 2 / 29 tracks
Volume 3 / 21 tracks
Volume 4 / 21 tracks
Volume 5 / 25 tracks
Volume 6 / 19 tracks
Volume 7 / 20 tracks
Collectables
1 CD / 24 tracks

Other Gene Vincent Recordings Available Online
Sounds Like Gene Vincent / Crazy Times (Collectables / 1 CD / 27 tracks)
Gene Vincent Rocks / Record Date (Collectables / 1 CD / 26 tracks)
The Lost Dallas Sessions: 1957–1958 (Dragon Street / 1 CD / 20 tracks)
Ain't That Too Much! The Complete Challenge Sessions (Sundazed / 1 CD / 18 tracks)


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Gene Vincent
at 'Town Hall Party'
The Girl
Can't Help It
Hot Rod Gang
It's Trad, Dad
Gene Vincent at Town Hall Party
The Girl Can't Help It with Gene Vincent
Hot Rod Gang with Gene Vincent
It's Trad, Dad with Gene Vincent
Filmed in 1958/59 in California
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VHS | DVD
1956 film with Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps
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VHS | DVD
1958 film with Gene Vincent
info / order
VHS | DVD

1961 UK film with Gene Vincent
info / order
VHS | DVD


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"The Girl Can't
Help It" Poster
1956
Gene Vincent - 'The Girl Can't Help It' poster
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