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Gene Vincent died 37 years ago today.

He suffered a fatal burst stomach ulcer when aged 36.

Gene was a 1950's original rocker, having several hits in the Elvis-style including Be-Bop-A-Lula and Blujean Bop.
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Many people [including Gladys Presley] thought that Be-Bop-A-Lula was by Elvis himself when it was first played on the radio.............
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"I'm most like Elvis !"...... "No you're not, I am !..... "No, it's me for sure !" ......"But I got the voice !".... "Well I got the hair !"
... "Well I got the leather !" ..... "Elvis don't wear leather !" ..... "Oh, yeah, that comes later, don't it..."

Eddie Cochran & Gene Vincent argue it out in 1960.......................
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And Vincent had Rock n roll in his genes 8)




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If you want to here real rock and roll then you put on Gene Vincent! Go daddy O.




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He (and Eddie Cochran) sure made some very fine music.
On stage they were less than nothing compared to Elvis.
It was a good thing they played a guitar, so you could
see the difference with the microfon-stand :lol:
Nevertheless, great music. I've got it all!!



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ColinB wrote: "I'm most like Elvis !"...... "No you're not, I am !..... "No, it's me for sure !" ......"But I got the voice !".... "Well I got the hair !"
... "Well I got the leather !" ..... "Elvis don't wear leather !" ..... "Oh, yeah, that comes later, don't it..."

Eddie Cochran & Gene Vincent argue it out in 1960.......................
Good one!
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gene was a class act could rock with the best and was fantasic at ballads and his blue caps looked so mean they would kick the sh*t out of a puppy :lol:


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KempoDick wrote:He (and Eddie Cochran) sure made some very fine music.
On stage they were less than nothing compared to Elvis
It was a good thing they played a guitar, so you could
see the difference with the microfon-stand :lol:
Nevertheless, great music. I've got it all!!
So you actually saw all three of them on stage in the 50"s?


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KiwiAlan wrote:
KempoDick wrote:He (and Eddie Cochran) sure made some very fine music.
On stage they were less than nothing compared to Elvis
It was a good thing they played a guitar, so you could
see the difference with the microfon-stand :lol:
Nevertheless, great music. I've got it all!!
So you actually saw all three of them on stage in the 50"s?
You didn't ?




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youre one mean sarcastic motthu, Dick !
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I came close to seeing Gene in '61/'62 but he never showed.

We got Tommy Bruce as a last-minute replacement.

Not quite the same though.....................................
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Tommy Bruce on his best behaviour....................
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The Purple Gang wrote:Good one!
Thanks, Purple Gang !

I often wondered if anyone actually noticed the picture captions !


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ColinB wrote:I came close to seeing Gene in '61/'62 but he never showed.

We got Tommy Bruce as a last-minute replacement.

Not quite the same though.....................................
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Tommy Bruce on his best behaviour....................

yeh what a let down that must have been colin.


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rocknroller wrote:
ColinB wrote:I came close to seeing Gene in '61/'62 but he never showed.
We got Tommy Bruce as a last-minute replacement.
Not quite the same though.....................................
yeh what a let down that must have been colin.
I'll say, and we were a captive audience !

It was one of the Rock Across The Channel sea trips to France on the Daffodil.

We set off from Gravesend, but it wasn't until we'd called at [and left] Southend that they announced Gene had fallen down some stairs & wouldn't be joining us !


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ColinB wrote:
rocknroller wrote:
ColinB wrote:I came close to seeing Gene in '61/'62 but he never showed.
We got Tommy Bruce as a last-minute replacement.
Not quite the same though.....................................
yeh what a let down that must have been colin.
I'll say, and we were a captive audience !

It was one of the Rock Across The Channel sea trips to France on the Daffodil.

We set off from Gravesend, but it wasn't until we'd called at [and left] Southend that they announced Gene had fallen down some stairs & wouldn't be joining us !

it would have been amazing to see gene at that time as he was very much still in his prime.i take it you did not get a chance later on to see him when he played england.


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rocknroller wrote:it would have been amazing to see gene at that time as he was very much still in his prime.i take it you did not get a chance later on to see him when he played england.
Fraid not.

I was soon a married man with a family and seeing rock 'n' roll heroes took a back seat !


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ColinB wrote:
rocknroller wrote:it would have been amazing to see gene at that time as he was very much still in his prime.i take it you did not get a chance later on to see him when he played england.
Fraid not.

I was soon a married man with a family and seeing rock 'n' roll heroes took a back seat !

huh women and kids who would have em :lol:


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rocknroller wrote:huh women and kids who would have em :lol:
Guess it would be a lonely old life without them..............................


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ColinB wrote:
rocknroller wrote:huh women and kids who would have em :lol:
Guess it would be a lonely old life without them..............................


true mate.


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Gene is one of my all time favourites.
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I've read somewhere once Gene Vincent being described somethink like (Alzheimer you know), he cuts your throat from ear to ear with a grin on his face. Nicely describes his Rockabilly especially the early up tempo ones with Cliff Gallup on lead guitar.


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The story Elvis tells about meeting Gene in New York -- July 3, 1956 -- is classic.
I met Gene in New York, I, uh, I met him last week. He was in the train station up there. I was going to New York, I mean, from New York to Memphis. And Gene Vincent was in the train station. Uh, I didn't know who he was, one of the boys in my band knew him, and I walked over and introduced myself to him. And, uh, it was the first time I had seen him. He had seen me on shows, but he had never, I had never met him.

And, uh, I told him, I said "Gene," I said, "Congratulations on your record." I said "You really got a hit." And right immediately, the first thing he said was "Well, I wasn't trying to copy you." He said, "I wasn't trying to sound like you." I mean, just right off of the bat he said that, without even being asked. I told him, I said "Oh, I know that, it's just your natural style (laughs)."

Jim Steward interview, New Orleans, LA - Tuesday, July 10, 1956
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Bonus points for whoever can name the 1956 Elvis recording which directly influenced Gene's classic "Be-Bop-A-Lula."
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drjohncarpenter wrote:The story Elvis tells about meeting Gene in New York -- July 3, 1956 -- is classic.
I met Gene in New York, I, uh, I met him last week. He was in the train station up there. I was going to New York, I mean, from New York to Memphis. And Gene Vincent was in the train station. Uh, I didn't know who he was, one of the boys in my band knew him, and I walked over and introduced myself to him. And, uh, it was the first time I had seen him. He had seen me on shows, but he had never, I had never met him.

And, uh, I told him, I said "Gene," I said, "Congratulations on your record." I said "You really got a hit." And right immediately, the first thing he said was "Well, I wasn't trying to copy you." He said, "I wasn't trying to sound like you." I mean, just right off of the bat he said that, without even being asked. I told him, I said "Oh, I know that, it's just your natural style (laughs)."

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And the points go to the one, the only ... Joe Car!

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