Genres: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly Active: 50's, 60's, 70's Born: February 11, 1935 in Norfolk, VA
Ritchie Valens, Eddie Cochran, Carl Perkins, Dale Hawkins, Buddy Holly, Ronnie Hawkins, Rick Nelson, The Everly Brothers, Duane Eddy, Blue Caps, Billy Lee Riley, Jimmy Bowen, Ronnie Self, Molly Bee, Jack Scott, Gene Summers, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Knox Robert Gordon, X, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Stray Cats, Rory Justice, The Beatles, George Bedard, Jeff Beck, Li'l Ronnie & the Grand Dukes, Teenage Head, Ray Condo, Gerry & the Pacemakers, Colin Winski, Jeremy Jay, Shakin' Stevens, Les Clochards, Les Costars, Johnny Carroll, Billy Fury |  |
Gene Vincent only had one really big hit, "Be-Bop-a-Lula," which epitomized rockabilly at its prime in 1956 with its sharp guitar breaks, spare snare drums, fluttering echo, and Vincent's breathless, sexy vocals. Yet his place as one of the great early rock & roll singers is secure, backed up by a wealth of fine smaller hits and non-hits that rate among the best rockabilly of all time. The leather-clad, limping, greasy-haired singer was also one of rock's original bad boys, lionized by romanticists of past and present generations attracted to his primitive, sometimes savage style and indomitable spirit.
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Release: July 13, 2010
Label: Bear Family
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Release: July 14, 2009
Label: Hallmark Recordings (UK)
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