Gene Vincent

Gene Vincent

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He was one of the first rock'n'roll heroes responsible for popularising the genre in the 1950s, but Gene Vincent was a troubled character who led a turbulent life until his premature death in 1971 at the age of 36. Vincent's parents ran a store in Virginia and he grew up listening to country, blues and gospel music and was given his first guitar at the age of 12. A career in the US navy was ended by a motor bike accident which shattered his left leg and he spent the rest of his life with a severe limp suffering chronic pain. Getting involved in the local music scene in Norfolk, Virginia, he formed a band the Blue Caps and built a strong following playing country music in bars. Vincent wrote his most famous song Be-Bop-A-Lula in 1956, a demo of which gained the attention of various radio stations and won him a contract with Capitol Records, going on to reach Number 5 in the US charts. Follow-up records like Bluejean Bop, Lotta Lovin and Race With The Devil failed to replicate this success, but Vincent still gained a reputation as a great live performer and his dangerous outsider image dressed in black leather put him at the centre of the rock'n'roll revolution on tours with Little Richard and Eddie Cochran. Vincent suffered further painful injuries in the same car crash that killed Eddie Cochran, while they were on tour in England and his career was further blighted by tax problems. He died of a ruptured stomach ulcer in 1971.

Top tracks

07
Rip It Up
Gene Vincent
The Crazy Beat Of Gene Vincent
02:05
Composers: R A Blackwell - J S Marascalco
04
Be Bop A Lula - Re-Recording
Gene Vincent
Gene Vincent Selected Hits
02:42
17
Lotta Lovin'
Gene Vincent
Rock 'n ' Roll Diner Volume 2
02:11
01
Rocking Daddy / Rock Around the Clock / Runaway / Come on Let's Go / Love's Made a Fool of You / Walk on By / Roll over Beethoven
Del Shannon
Grandes Éxitos de los 60, Vol. 2
18:49
02
By The Light Of The Silvery Moon
Gene Vincent
Gene Vincent Rocks! And The Blue Caps Roll
02:01
Composers: Gus Edwards - Edward Madden
03
Race With The Devil
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Capitol Collectors Series
02:02
Writer: Bill "Tex Sherriff" Davis - Gene Vincent / Composers: Bill "Tex Sherriff" Davis - Gene Vincent
02
Say Mama - Original
Gene Vincent
Be-Bop-a-lula
01:55
25
Another Saturday Night
Gene Vincent
Complete Recordings 1956-1964
01:46
Composers: S. Cooke
14
Roll Over Beethoven
Gene Vincent
Rebel Heart
02:14
15
Be-Bop-A-Lula (Re-Recorded)
Gene Vincent
50s Rock N' Roll Era
03:48
Composers: Gene Vincent - Tex Davis
03
Bird Doggin'
Gene Vincent
Gene Vincent Selected Hits
02:48
38
Bluejean Bop
Gene Vincent
Rockabilly Anthems
02:27
12
Maybelline (Take 9)
Gene Vincent
Sounds Like Gene Vincent
02:37
Composers: Chuck Berry
03
Unchained Melody
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps
02:43
Writer: Hy Zaret / Composers: Alex North
05
Cat Man
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps
02:17
Writer: Gene Vincent - Billy Davis / Composers: Gene Vincent - Billy Davis
30
I'm Goin' Home (To See My Baby)
Gene Vincent
Complete Recordings 1956-1964
02:37
Composers: Bob Bain
77
In Love Again
Gene Vincent
Ultimate Star Collection
02:28
Writer: DP / Composers: DP
85
Over the Rainbow
Gene Vincent
Ultimate Star Collection
02:52
Writer: E Y Harburg / Composers: Harold Arlen
18
Rocky Road Blues
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Capitol Collectors Series
02:07
Writer: Bill Monroe / Composers: Bill Monroe
07
The Day The World Turned Blue
Gene Vincent
The Day The World Turned Blue
02:02
Writer: Gene Vincent / Composers: Gene Vincent
14
Jump Back, Honey, Jump Back
Gene Vincent
Ultimate Star Collection
01:59
Writer: Hadda Brooks / Composers: Hadda Brooks
03
Be-Bop-A-Lula
Gene Vincent
I'm Back And I'm Proud
02:38
37
Frankie and Johnnie
Gene Vincent
Ultimate Star Collection
02:37
Writer: DP - Sidney Joseph Bechet / Composers: DP - Sidney Joseph Bechet
22
Brand New Beat
Gene Vincent
Complete Recordings 1956-1964
02:28
Composers: Joe Allison - Audrey Allison
10
Pink Thunderbird
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps
02:30
Writer: Paul Peek - Billy Davis / Composers: Paul Peek - Billy Davis
10
Time Will Bring You Everything
Gene Vincent
Gene Vincent Rocks! And The Blue Caps Roll
02:13
Composers: Gene Vincent - Paul Peek
10
Summertime
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
A Gene Vincent Record Date
02:54
Writer: DuBose Heyward / Composers: George Gershwin
01
Be Bop A Lula - Re-Recording
Gene Vincent
Be-Bop-a-lula
02:43
11
Should I Ever Love Again
Gene Vincent
Gene Vincent Rocks! And The Blue Caps Roll
02:45
Composers: H.M. Cockel - Edward Gates
06
Flea Brain
Gene Vincent
Gene Vincent Rocks! And The Blue Caps Roll
02:02
Composers: Bob Center
09
Bird Doggin'
Gene Vincent
Be-Bop-a-lula
02:44
07
Rollin' Danny
Gene Vincent
Gene Vincent Rocks! And The Blue Caps Roll
02:08
Composers: Joe Steen - Paul Edwards

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  • Discography
Albums
Complete Recordings 1956-1964
This Compilation â„— 1990 Capitol Records, LLC
05-10-1990
Complete Recordings 1956-1964
01
Race With The Devil
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Complete Recordings 1956-1964
02:02
Writer: Bill "Tex Sherriff" Davis - Gene Vincent / Composers: Bill "Tex Sherriff" Davis - Gene Vincent
02
Be-Bop-A-Lula
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Complete Recordings 1956-1964
02:34
Writer: Gene Vincent - Tex Davis / Composers: Gene Vincent - Tex Davis
03
Woman Love
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Complete Recordings 1956-1964
02:32
Composers: Jack Rhodes
04
I Sure Miss You
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Complete Recordings 1956-1964
02:37
Composers: Eddie Bryan - Tex Davis
05
Jezebel
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Complete Recordings 1956-1964
02:25
Writer: Wayne Shanklin / Composers: Wayne Shanklin
06
Crazy Legs
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Complete Recordings 1956-1964
02:08
Writer: Jerry Reed / Composers: Jerry Reed
07
Peg O' My Heart
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Complete Recordings 1956-1964
02:34
Composers: Fred Fisher - Alfred Bryan
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Capitol Collectors Series
This Compilation â„— 2016 Capitol Records, LLC
25-09-1990
Capitol Collectors Series
01
Be-Bop-A-Lula
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Capitol Collectors Series
02:34
Writer: Gene Vincent - Tex Davis / Composers: Gene Vincent - Tex Davis
02
Woman Love
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Capitol Collectors Series
02:32
Composers: Jack Rhodes
03
Race With The Devil
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Capitol Collectors Series
02:02
Writer: Bill "Tex Sherriff" Davis - Gene Vincent / Composers: Bill "Tex Sherriff" Davis - Gene Vincent
04
Gonna Back Up Baby
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Capitol Collectors Series
02:24
Writer: Danny Wolfe / Composers: Danny Wolfe
05
Blue Jean Bop
Gene Vincent
Capitol Collectors Series
02:20
Writer: Gene Vincent - Hal Levy / Composers: Gene Vincent - Hal Levy
06
Important Words (Take 10)
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Capitol Collectors Series
02:23
Composers: Billy Davis - Gene Vincent
07
Crazy Legs
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Capitol Collectors Series
02:08
Writer: Jerry Reed / Composers: Jerry Reed
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I'm Back And I'm Proud
â„— 2010 Dandelion Records
01-01-1969
I'm Back And I'm Proud
01
Rockin' Robin
Gene Vincent
I'm Back And I'm Proud
02:27
02
In the Pines
Gene Vincent
I'm Back And I'm Proud
04:00
03
Be-Bop-A-Lula
Gene Vincent
I'm Back And I'm Proud
02:38
04
Rainbow at Midnight
Gene Vincent
I'm Back And I'm Proud
02:39
05
Black Letter
Gene Vincent
I'm Back And I'm Proud
02:39
06
White Lightning
Gene Vincent
I'm Back And I'm Proud
02:42
07
Sexy Ways
Gene Vincent
I'm Back And I'm Proud
02:37
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The Crazy Beat Of Gene Vincent
â„— 2017 Capitol Records
01-08-1963
The Crazy Beat Of Gene Vincent
01
Crazy Beat
Gene Vincent
The Crazy Beat Of Gene Vincent
02:13
Composers: Fallin - Rhodes
02
Important Words
Gene Vincent
The Crazy Beat Of Gene Vincent
02:40
Composers: Billy Davis - Gene Vincent
03
It's Been Nice
Gene Vincent
The Crazy Beat Of Gene Vincent
01:56
Composers: Doc Pomus - Schuman
04
Lonesome Boy
Gene Vincent
The Crazy Beat Of Gene Vincent
02:51
Composers: Tommy Bedwell
05
Good Lovin'
Gene Vincent
The Crazy Beat Of Gene Vincent
02:01
Composers: Calaban
06
I'm Gonna Catch Me A Rat
Gene Vincent
The Crazy Beat Of Gene Vincent
02:04
Composers: Jim Robinson
07
Rip It Up
Gene Vincent
The Crazy Beat Of Gene Vincent
02:05
Composers: R A Blackwell - J S Marascalco
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Crazy Times (Mono Version)
â„— 1960 Capitol Records
01-01-1960
Crazy Times (Mono Version)
01
Crazy Times (Mono Version)
Gene Vincent
Crazy Times (Mono Version)
02:13
Composers: Burt Bacharach - Paul Hampton
02
She She Little Sheila (Mono Version)
Gene Vincent
Crazy Times (Mono Version)
02:27
Composers: Jerry Lee Merrit - Whitey Pullen
03
Darlene (Mono Version)
Gene Vincent
Crazy Times (Mono Version)
02:47
Composers: Gene Vincent
04
Everybody's Got A Date But Me (Mono Version)
Gene Vincent
Crazy Times (Mono Version)
02:05
Composers: Whitey Pullen
05
Why Don't You People Learn To Drive (Mono Version)
Gene Vincent
Crazy Times (Mono Version)
02:00
Composers: James Noble
06
Green Back Dollar (Mono Version)
Gene Vincent
Crazy Times (Mono Version)
02:19
Composers: Gene Vincent
07
Big Fat Saturday Night (Mono Version)
Gene Vincent
Crazy Times (Mono Version)
01:58
Composers: Donald Covay - John Berry - Lee Dixon
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Crazy Times
â„— 1960 Capitol Records
01-01-1960
Crazy Times
01
Crazy Times
Gene Vincent
Crazy Times
02:13
Composers: Burt Bacharach - Paul Hampton
02
She She Little Sheila
Gene Vincent
Crazy Times
02:27
Composers: Jerry Lee Merrit - Whitey Pullen
03
Darlene (Stereo Version)
Gene Vincent
Crazy Times
02:47
Composers: Gene Vincent
04
Everybody's Got A Date But Me
Gene Vincent
Crazy Times
02:05
Composers: Whitey Pullen
05
Why Don't You People Learn To Drive
Gene Vincent
Crazy Times
01:59
Composers: James Noble
06
Green Back Dollar
Gene Vincent
Crazy Times
02:19
Composers: Gene Vincent
07
Big Fat Saturday Night
Gene Vincent
Crazy Times
01:58
Composers: Donald Covay - John Berry - Lee Dixon
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Sounds Like Gene Vincent
â„— 1959 Capitol Records
01-06-1959
Sounds Like Gene Vincent
01
My Baby Don't 'Low
Gene Vincent
Sounds Like Gene Vincent
02:32
Composers: Gene Vincent
02
I Can't Believe You Want To Leave
Gene Vincent
Sounds Like Gene Vincent
02:44
Composers: Leo Price - Richard Penniman
03
I Might Have Known (Take 10)
Gene Vincent
Sounds Like Gene Vincent
02:09
Composers: Joe South
04
In Love Again
Gene Vincent
Sounds Like Gene Vincent
02:30
Composers: Gene Vincent
05
You Are The One For Me (Master Take 9)
Gene Vincent
Sounds Like Gene Vincent
02:30
Composers: Clifton Simmons
06
Ready Teddy
Gene Vincent
Sounds Like Gene Vincent
01:55
Writer: Bumps Blackwell - John Marascalco / Composers: Bumps Blackwell - John Marascalco
07
I Got To Get To You Yet
Gene Vincent
Sounds Like Gene Vincent
02:10
Composers: Johnny Burnette
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Gene Vincent Rocks! And The Blue Caps Roll
â„— 1958 Capitol Records
03-03-1958
Gene Vincent Rocks! And The Blue Caps Roll
01
Brand New Beat
Gene Vincent
Gene Vincent Rocks! And The Blue Caps Roll
02:28
Composers: Joe Allison - Audrey Allison
02
By The Light Of The Silvery Moon
Gene Vincent
Gene Vincent Rocks! And The Blue Caps Roll
02:01
Composers: Gus Edwards - Edward Madden
03
You'll Never Walk Alone
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Gene Vincent Rocks! And The Blue Caps Roll
02:34
Composers: Richard Rodgers - Oscar Hammerstein II
04
Frankie And Johnnie
Gene Vincent
Gene Vincent Rocks! And The Blue Caps Roll
02:38
Composers: Gene Vincent - Traditional
05
In My Dreams
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
Gene Vincent Rocks! And The Blue Caps Roll
02:37
Composers: Bernice Bedwell
06
Flea Brain
Gene Vincent
Gene Vincent Rocks! And The Blue Caps Roll
02:02
Composers: Bob Center
07
Rollin' Danny
Gene Vincent
Gene Vincent Rocks! And The Blue Caps Roll
02:08
Composers: Joe Steen - Paul Edwards
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Featured in
His Greatest Melodies
â„— 2018 ZYX Music GmbH & Co. KG
11-05-2018
His Greatest Melodies
01
Magic Moments
Perry Como
His Greatest Melodies
02:43
Composers: Burt Bacharach - Bacharach, Burt - David, Hal
02
Only Love Can Break My Heart
Gene Pitney
His Greatest Melodies
02:50
Composers: Burt Bacharach - Bacharach, Burt - David, Hal
03
Baby It's You
The Shirelles
His Greatest Melodies
02:42
Composers: Burt Bacharach - Bacharach, Burt - David, Hal - WILLIAMS, BARNEY
04
(it's) Wonderful To Be Young
Cliff Richard
His Greatest Melodies
02:21
Composers: Burt Bacharach - Bacharach, Burt - David, Hal
05
Don't Make Me Over
Dionne Warwick
His Greatest Melodies
03:28
Composers: Burt Bacharach - Bacharach, Burt - David, Hal
06
With Open Arms
Jane Morgan
His Greatest Melodies
02:18
Composers: Burt Bacharach - Bacharach, Burt - David, Hal
07
Sea Of Heartbreak
Don Gibson
His Greatest Melodies
02:34
Composers: Burt Bacharach - Bacharach, Burt - HAMPTON, PAUL
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Pleasantville -Music From The Motion Picture
Compilation: 1998 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
13-10-1998
Pleasantville -Music From The Motion Picture
01
Across the Universe
Fiona Apple
Pleasantville -Music From The Motion Picture
05:04
Writer: John Lennon - Paul McCartney / Composers: John Lennon - Paul McCartney
02
Dream Girl
Robert & Johnny
Pleasantville -Music From The Motion Picture
01:57
Writer: J. Mitchell - R. Carr / Composers: J. Mitchell - R. Carr
03
BE-BOP-A-LULA
Gene Vincent
Pleasantville -Music From The Motion Picture
02:35
Writer: G. Vincent - T. Davis / Composers: G. Vincent - T. Davis
04
LAWDY MISS CLAWDY
Larry Williams
Pleasantville -Music From The Motion Picture
02:12
Composers: L. Price
05
SIXTY MINUTE MAN
Billy Ward & The Dominoes
Pleasantville -Music From The Motion Picture
02:29
Composers: W. Ward - R. Marks
06
Take Five
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Pleasantville -Music From The Motion Picture
05:24
Composers: Paul Desmond
07
At Last (Album Version)
Etta James
Pleasantville -Music From The Motion Picture
02:59
Writer: Mack Gordon - Harry Warren / Composers: Mack Gordon - Harry Warren
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Rock 'n ' Roll Diner  Volume 2
2008 River Records
02-06-2008
Rock 'n ' Roll Diner Volume 2
01
Don't Knock The Rock
Bill Haley & His Comets
Rock 'n ' Roll Diner Volume 2
02:22
02
School Day Ring Ring Goes The Bell
Chuck Berry
Rock 'n ' Roll Diner Volume 2
02:43
03
Party Doll
Buddy Knox
Rock 'n ' Roll Diner Volume 2
02:13
04
Ma! He's Making Eyes At Me
Johnny Otis Show
Rock 'n ' Roll Diner Volume 2
02:28
05
Wake Up Little Susie
The Everly Brothers
Rock 'n ' Roll Diner Volume 2
02:00
06
Sittin' The Balcony
Eddie Cochran
Rock 'n ' Roll Diner Volume 2
02:00
07
I Like Your Kind Of Love
Andy Williams
Rock 'n ' Roll Diner Volume 2
02:31
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El Rey de la Carretera
â„— 2001 Oscar Digital
01-10-2024
El Rey de la Carretera
01
Blue Suede Shoes
Carl Perkins
El Rey de la Carretera
02:16
Writer: Carl Perkins / Composers: Carl Perkins
02
More Than I Can Say
Leo Sayer
El Rey de la Carretera
03:36
Writer: Jerry Allison / Composers: Jerry Allison
03
Be-Bop-A-Lula
Gene Vincent
El Rey de la Carretera
02:36
Writer: Gene Vincent / Composers: Gene Vincent
04
Tell It Like It Is
Aaron Neville
El Rey de la Carretera
02:38
Writer: George Davis / Composers: George Davis
05
Living Next Door To Alice
Smokie
El Rey de la Carretera
03:35
Writer: Mike Chapman / Composers: Mike Chapman
06
Great Balls Of Fire
Jerry Lee Lewis
El Rey de la Carretera
01:51
Writer: Otis Blackwell / Composers: Otis Blackwell
07
Poetry in Motion
Johnny Tillotson
El Rey de la Carretera
02:32
Writer: Mike Anthony / Composers: Mike Anthony
Grandes Éxitos de los 60, Vol. 2
09-04-2015
Grandes Éxitos de los 60, Vol. 2
01
Rocking Daddy / Rock Around the Clock / Runaway / Come on Let's Go / Love's Made a Fool of You / Walk on By / Roll over Beethoven
Del Shannon
Grandes Éxitos de los 60, Vol. 2
18:49
02
Believe What You Say
Ricky Nelson
Grandes Éxitos de los 60, Vol. 2
02:01
03
Go! Go! Go!
Roy Orbison
Grandes Éxitos de los 60, Vol. 2
02:03
04
Rock 'N' Roll Music
Chuck Berry
Grandes Éxitos de los 60, Vol. 2
02:28
05
Leave My Woman Alone
Everky Brothers
Grandes Éxitos de los 60, Vol. 2
02:29
06
Sweet Dreams
Sleepy LaBeef
Grandes Éxitos de los 60, Vol. 2
02:12
07
Cuando Me Vienes a Buscar
Los Solitarios
Grandes Éxitos de los 60, Vol. 2
03:18
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Teenager in the 50s
(P) 2012 Columbia River Entertainment
26-08-2014
Teenager in the 50s
01
Ain't That a Shame (Please Don't Leave) (Rerecorded Version)
Fats Domino
Teenager in the 50s
02:23
02
Bye Bye Love (Rerecorded Version)
The Everly Brothers
Teenager in the 50s
02:42
03
Chantilly Lace (Rerecorded Version)
Jerry Lee Lewis
Teenager in the 50s
02:33
04
Great Balls of Fire (Rerecorded Version)
Jerry Lee Lewis
Teenager in the 50s
02:29
05
Hound Dog (Rerecorded Version)
Little Richard
Teenager in the 50s
02:16
06
Johnny B. Goode (Rerecorded Version)
Jerry Lee Lewis
Teenager in the 50s
04:02
07
Long Tall Sally (Rerecorded Version)
Little Richard
Teenager in the 50s
02:01
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Elvis Presley Plus Special Guests: That's Alright Mama
Various
31-03-2013
Elvis Presley Plus Special Guests: That's Alright Mama
01
That's Alright Mama
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley Plus Special Guests: That's Alright Mama
02:37
02
Blue Moon Of Kentucky
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley Plus Special Guests: That's Alright Mama
02:44
03
Tweedlee Dee
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley Plus Special Guests: That's Alright Mama
02:18
04
Good Rockin' Tonight
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley Plus Special Guests: That's Alright Mama
02:11
05
I Got A Woman
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley Plus Special Guests: That's Alright Mama
02:53
06
Maybelline
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley Plus Special Guests: That's Alright Mama
02:31
07
Heartbreak Hotel
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley Plus Special Guests: That's Alright Mama
02:13
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