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Gene Vincent

Gene Vincent has been played on NTS in shows including Record Store Rotation: Rough Trade, featured first on 22 July 2017. Songs played include Jezebel, Crazy Beat and Looking Back.

Gene Vincent, real name Vincent Eugene Craddock, (February 11, 1935 – October 12, 1971) was an American rockabilly pioneer musician, best known for his hit Be-Bop-A-Lula. He performed with his backing band, the Blue Caps.

After Be-Bop-A-Lula had become a huge hit in 1956 (peaking at #7 and spending 20 weeks in the Billboard Pop Chart), Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps (often mis-named as 'the' Blue Caps) were unable to follow it up with the…

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Jezebel
Gene Vincent
Capitol Records1957
Jezebel
Gene VincentCapitol Records1957
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Crazy Beat
Gene Vincent
Capitol Records1963
Crazy Beat
Gene VincentCapitol Records1963
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Looking Back
Gene Vincent
Kama Sutra1970
Looking Back
Gene VincentKama Sutra1970
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