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VINCENT Gene
(voc,g)

Personal Data:

Born:	11.02.1935	(Norfolk, Virginia, USA, as Eugene Vincent Craddock)
Died:	12.10.1971	(burst stomach ulcer)

Appearances:

1956-58

Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps

Former Members:

Jackie Merritt (g, cca 1959); Tim Bates (g,voc, cca 1963)
John Reece (bg,voc, cca 1963)
Eric Baker (kb, cca 1963)
Sandy Nelson (ds, cca 1959); Victor Clark (ds, cca 1963)
Jackie Kelso (sax, cca 1959); Jem Field (sax,voc, cca 1963)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Bluejean Bop!	13.08.1956
2.	Gene Vincent Rocks!	18.03.1958	Wax Time
3.	Crazy Times	9/1959	Capitol		12	12
4.	The Crazy Beat Of Gene Vincent	8/1963	Capitol
5.	Teenage Rock	1964
6.	King Of Fools	6/1964	Starline
7.	Shakin' Up A Storm	10/1964	Columbia
8.	It's Trad, Dad	1966
9.	Gene Vincent	9/1967	Challenge
10.	The Best Of Gene Vincent	10/1967	Capitol
11.	The Best Of Gene Vincent Vol 2	1969	Capitol
12.	Greatest Hits	1969
13.	I'm Back And I'm Proud	1/1970	Dandelion
14.	Memoriam Album	1970
15.	The Bop That Won't Stop	1970
16.	If Only You Could See Me Today	1970	Kama Sutra
17.	The Day The World Turned Blue	1/1971	Kama Sutra
18.	The Pioneers Of Rock Vol. 1	1972	Starline
19.	The Story Of Gene Vincent (4LP box set)	1973	Pathe Marconi
20.	Forever	1974
21.	The Pioneers Of Rock Vol. 4	1974	Starline
22.	Rock'n'Roll Legend	1977	3LP
23.	Born To Be A Rolling Stone	1977
24.	Greatest	18.02.1977	Capitol
25.	The Bop Just Won't Stop 1956	7/1977	Capitol
26.	Gene Vincent Greatest Vol. 2	5/1979	Capitol
27.	Rock On With Gene Vincent	2/1980	MFP
28.	The Gene Vincent Singles Album	4/1980	Capitol
29.	The Bop They Couldn't Stop	10/1981	Magnum Force
30.	Their Finest Years 1956-58 & Eddie Cochran	11/1981	Capitol
31.	Dressed In Black (mini)	11/1982	Magnum Force
32.	Bird Doggin'	1983
33.	Gene Sings Vincent '56	1983	Capitol
34.	Gene Sings Vincent '57-'59	1983	Capitol
35.	20 Rock'n'Roll Hits	1983	EMI
36.	Gene Vincent Memorial Album	1983	EMI
37.	Rock'n'Roll Legends	1983	EMI
38.	From L.A. To Frisco	11/1983	Magnum Force
39.	Eddie Cochran & Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran	1984
40.	Ain't That Too Much	1984	Premier
41.	For The Collectors Only	6/1984	Magnum Force
42.	Rock'n'Roll Masters	1985	Capitol
43.	Born To Be A Rolling Stone	1/1985	Topline
44.	Cruisin' With Gene Vincent	1985	Rockstar
45.	Gene Vincent: Rock'n'Roll Greats	4/1986	MFP
46.	Baby Blue	4/1986	Castle
47.	The Songs Of The James Dean Era	9/1986	Capitol
48.	Sings Songs From The Hot Rod Gang	10/1987	Demand
49.	The Capitol Years (9LP box set)	11/1987	Charly
50.	The ABC Of Rock	11/1987	Exclusive
51.	Lonesome Fugitive	1988	Magnum Force
52.	Into The Seventies	7/1988	See For Miles
53.	Be Bop A Lula	1989	Object
54.	Collectors Series	1989	Capitol
55.	The EP Collection	5/1989	See For Miles
56.	Important Words	11/1989	Rockstar
57.	The Gene Vincent Box Set (6CD box set)	8/1990	Capitol
58.	Gene's On The Jukebox	6/1994	Rockhouse
59.	Gene Vincent	8/1994	Dynamite
60.	Gene Vincent Rocks!	08.03.1999	Magic
61.	Rebel Heart 6	08.06.1999
62.	The Legend at His Best (2CD)	04.04.2000	Collectables
63.	Lonely Street	08.01.2002	Columbia River
64.	Bird Doggin': The Complete Challenge Sessions	23.07.2002	Magnum
65.	White Lightning	20.04.2004	Hux
66.	Rockabilly Fever	29.06.2004	Quicksilver
67.	Road Is Rocky: Complete Studio Masters 1956-1971	08.03.2005	Bear Family
68.	French Sixties EP Collection	19.04.2005	Magic
69.	Blue 'Gene' Bop	21.06.2005	Rocksta
70.	Original	19.07.2005	Disky
71.	Boppin' With Gene Vincent	26.07.2005	Blaricum
72.	Rockabilly Rebel	11.10.2005	American Legends
73.	Outtakes	14.08.2007	Bear Family
74.	Here Comes Gene	18.03.2008	Primo
75.	Million Shades of Blue	13.05.2008	Rev-Ola
76.	Live: Rock N Roll Rebels & Eddie Cochran	05.05.2009	Yellow
77.	Complete Rock'N'Roll & Bill Haley & Elvis Presley (3CD)	04.02.2010	Complete Rock & Roll
78.	Gene Rocks	13.07.2010	Bear Family
79.	6 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles (4CD)	11.08.2012	Real Gone Rock'N'Roll
80.	The Absolutely Essential	17.06.2014	Big 3
81.	The Saturday Club & Eddie Cochran	21.05.2015	Vipvop
82.	Twist Crazy Times	09.07.2015	Wax Time
83.	Tracks From Some of His Wonderful EPs	16.10.2015	High Note
84.	Boppin & Shakin in Italy	19.02.2016	El Toro
85.	Rock 'n' Roll Legends & Jerry Lee Lewis & Little Richard & Chuck Berry	11.11.2016	One Louder
86.	The Complete Singles: As & Bs 1956-62	09.12.2016	Acrobat Music

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Hot Rod Gang EP (Hot Rod Gang / Dance In The Street / Baby Blue / Lovely Loretta / Dance To The Bop)	1958	Capitol
2.	A Gene Vincent Record Date EP No. 1 (Five Feet Of Lovin' / The Wayward Wind / Somebody Help Me / Keep It A Secret)	11/1958	Capitol
3.	A Gene Vincent Record Date EP No. 2	11/1958	Capitol
4.	A Gene Vincent Record Date EP No. 3 (Loo What You Gone And Done To Me / Summertime / Peace Of Mind / I Love You)	11/1958	Capitol
5.	Right Now / The Night Is Lonely	8/1959	Capitol
6.	Wild Cat / Right Here On Earth	12/1959	Capitol	21
7.	Crazy Times EP No. 1 (If You Want My Lovin' / Hey Good Lookin' / Ain't She Sweet / Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me)	1960	Capitol
8.	Crazy Times EP No. 2 (Race With The Devil / Crazy Legs / Yes I Love You Baby / Rocky Road Blues)	1960	Capitol
9.	Crazy Times EP No. 3 (True To You / She She Little Sheila / Little Lover / Weeping Willow)	1960	Capitol
10.	My Heart / I've Got To Get To You Yet	2/1960	Capitol	16
11.	Pistol Packin' Mama / Weeping Willow	5/1960	Capitol	15
12.	She She Little Sheila / Hot Dollar	7/1960	Capitol	22
13.	Anna Annabelle / Pistol Packin' Mama (v USA)	10/1960	Capitol
14.	Anna Annabelle / Accent-tchuate The Positive (v GB)	11/1960	Capitol
15.	Jezebel / Maybe	1/1961	Capitol
16.	If You Want Lovin' / Mister Loneliness	2/1961	Capitol
17.	She She Little Sheila	5/1961		22
18.	I'm Going Home / Love Of A Man	8/1961	Capitol	36
19.	Brand New Beat / Unchained Melody	11/1961	Capitol
20.	Lucky Star / Baby Don't Believe Him	3/1962	Capitol
21.	King Of Fools / Be Bop A Lula 2 & Charles Blackwell Orchestra	8/1962	Capitol
22.	The Crazy Beat Of Gene Vincent EP No. 1 (Crazy Beat / Important Words / It's Been Nice / Lonesome Boy)	1963	Capitol
23.	The Crazy Beat Of Gene Vincent EP No. 2 (Good Lovin' / I'm Gonna Catch Me A Rat / Rip It Up / High Blood Pressure)	1963	Capitol
24.	The Crazy Beat Of Gene Vincent EP No. 3 (That's The Trouble With Love / Weeping Willow / Teardrops / Gone, Gone, Gone)	1963	Capitol
25.	Held For Questioning / You're Still In My Heart	2/1963	Capitol
26.	Crazy Beat / High Blood Pressure	7/1963	Capitol
27.	Where Have You Been All My Life / Temptation Baby	11/1963	Columbia
28.	Humpity Dumpity / Love 'Em Leave 'Em Kinda Guy	4/1964	Columbia
29.	La Den La Den Da Da / Beginning Of The End	7/1964	Columbia
30.	Private Detective / You Are My Sunshine	9/1964	Columbia
31.	Bird Doggin' / Ain't That Much To Do	9/1966	Challenge
32.	Lonely Street / I've Got My Eyes On You	12/1966	Challenge
33.	Born To Be A Rolling Stone / Hurtin' For You Baby	1967	Challenge
34.	Story To The Rockers / Pickin' Poppies	1968	Forever
35.	Be Bop A Lula / Say Mama	5/1968	Capitol
36.	Be Bop A Lula '69 / Ruby Baby	1969	Dandelion
37.	White Lightning / Scarlet Ribbons	1/1970	Dandelion
38.	Sunshine / Geese	1/1970	Kama Sutra
39.	The Day The World Turned Blue / High Of Life (v GB)	11/1970	Kama Sutra
40.	The Day The World Turned Blue / How I Love Them Old Songs (v USA)	1/1971	Kama Sutra
41.	The Story Of The Rockers / Pickin' Poppies	28.09.1973	Spark
42.	Roll Over Beethoven / Say Mama / Be-Bop-A-Lula	20.09.1974	Beeb
43.	Say Mama / Lotta Lovin' / Race With The Devil	18.02.1977	Capitol
44.	Rainy Day Sunshine / Green Grass / Mister Love / Roll Over Beethoven	1/1981	Magnum Force
45.	She She Little Sheila / Say Mama / Dance To The Bop	6/1981	Capitol
46.	The Last Session EP	7/1987	Nighttracks
47.	Lotta Lovin' / Dance To The Bop	17.08.2012	Collectables

Various:

† 12.10.1971

Compilation Appearances:

"Who Slapped John" on compilation "Acupuncture Rocks" (10/03)
"Be Bop A Lula" on compilation "The Cavern - The Most Famous Club In The World" (20.8.07)

Press References:

Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1971	0	10.04.1971	14	New Pop Singles	single review
1974	38	21.09.1974	17	New Pop Singles	single review
1977	10	05.03.1977	23	Singles	single review
1979	25	07.07.1979	31	Albums	album review
1981	23	05.06.1981	5	Fast Forward
1981	43	24.10.1981	16	Albums	album review
1997	16	16.04.1977	23	Albums - Short Takes	album review
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1976	0	05.06.1976	31
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1996	8		20	Galerie