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Születési névVincent Eugene Craddock
Született1935. február 11.
Norfolk, Virginia
Elhunyt1971. október 12. (36 évesen)
Newhall, Kalifornia
Pályafutás
Műfajok
Aktív évek1955–1971
EgyüttesGene Vincent and His Blue Caps
DíjakRock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rockabilly Hall of Fame, Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Gene Vincent (1935. február 11. – 1971. október 12.) amerikai énekes, dalszerző és gitáros, a rock 'n' roll egyik legnagyobb hatású úttörője, a rockzene első aranykorának meghatározó személyisége.[1][2][3][4] Eredeti hivatása szerint matróz volt az Egyesült Államok Haditengerészeténél.[5] Két közlekedési balesetben is súlyos sérüléseket szenvedett, melyek életét és pályafutását erősen befolyásolták, végül korai halálát is okozták.[6] Legnagyobb slágere, a Be-Bop-A-Lula, a rock és a rockabilly alapműve.[7][8][9]

Az outsider, lázadó rocker prototípusaként Vincent sikereit elsősorban extravagáns, energikus koncertjeivel aratta. Ő honosította meg a rockkultúrában a fekete bőrkabátot és a destruktív színpadi viselkedést.[10][11] Az ötvenes évek végén Európába költözött, ahol (különösen Nagy-Britanniában és Franciaországban) élete végéig népszerű előadó maradt. [12][13] Alapvető hatást gyakorolt a brit rock kialakulására és fejlődésére.[14][15][16] Olyan zenészeket inspirált, mint John Lennon és Paul McCartney,[17][18][19] Roger Daltrey,[16] Robert Plant, illetve Alice Cooper és Jim Morrison.[20][21][22][23] 1971-ben, 36 évesen hunyt el belső vérzés és szívelégtelenség következtében egy látogatás során, amit a szüleinél tett Kaliforniában.[24][25][26]

the author fails to explain why Vincent could go on doing pretty successful tours around the world, while in the same time having an almost disastrous record on the charts : in the USA, he charted 5 times only, twice in the top 20, in GB, where he was more successful, he had 4 top 20 hits, never entering the top 10

Gyermekkora[szerkesztés]

the radio and gospel through the windows of the local black church ; he played music with neighborhood black musicians on the porch of his parents ' country store [27]

Haditengerészet. Az első baleset (1952-1955)[szerkesztés]

TogetherWeServed - Gene Vincent, SN, 2021. február 7. [2021. február 7-i dátummal az eredetiből archiválva].

The life suited the wild boy, on trips ashore he could be a troublemaker, but he was also a good sailor. https://kentracey.co.uk/articles-bio-2/

"And guess I'd do It all again if I were young enough- well, most of it. I'd certainly go along with being a Rock 'n' Roll singer, but Korea?" Record-Mirror-1976-02-28

Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps (1956-1959)[szerkesztés]

Rock & Roll Top 500 List, 2021. március 12. [2021. március 12-i dátummal az eredetiből archiválva]. By the autumn of 1959, he was banned from many States and reduced to playing small-time dance halls with pick-up bands.[14]

A második baleset. Cochran halála (1960)[szerkesztés]

The Yorkshire Post described the tour as "a prolonged assault on the eardrums". The Leicester Mercury wasn’t much better and said: " Why do these idiotic teenagers behave in such a ridiculous fashion?" Whilst the critics were very much at odds with the performances the fans lapped it up. Adrian McKenna said: “This was the first all-rock n roll package tour in the UK. Previous visiting rock acts like the Crickets were headliners on bills with comedians, crooners and big bands and were basically novelty billing on a tour of variety acts.”The Cochran/Vincent tour, billed as a 'Fast Moving Beat Show', comprised of one-night shows and week-long residencies. https://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/the-visit-of-eddie-cochran-and-gene-vincent-to-sheffield-gaumont-has-become-the-stuff-of-legend-3142254

Born to be a Rolling Stone (1960-1965)[szerkesztés]

Also appearing at the club was Roy Young and Tony Sheridan & The Star Combo, who had just come back from Israel after a disastrous tour with Gene Vincent (September to October 1962). In his black Gestapo-like leather outfit, Vincent, for obvious reasons, had not gone down all that well in the nightclubs of Haifa and Jerusalem.[28]

Slow Times Coming (1966-1971)[szerkesztés]

He had this South African girl , Jackie , with him . He ' d heard about ' High School USA ' ( Facenda ' s biggest single as a solo artist ) , but he just couldn ' t believe that was me . We talked and that was the last time I saw him alive... he talked with a British accent from living over there , a lot of ' actually ' s and things of this nature . But he was still hyper , he wouldn ' t stay long , he was up and down . ” Vincent entered the Veterans Administration Hospital in Albuquerque in February 1966 . When amputation was prescribed , Vincent exited Goldmine Roots of Rock Digest - Page 137

On the 20th, Gene and the Angels played a more important club, the Speakeasy, and things went a lot better: "Gene went on and slayed the audience. Nearly through the set, Georgie Fame took over on piano.... Gene broke all house box-office records and the audience included many stars such as John and Yoko, George Harrison, some of the Who, and many others.... In the end there were dozens of people who came to congratulate Gene on a brilliant show."5 Hagarty, page 223

Gene went on and slayed the audience , ' remembers Owlett . Nearly through the set , Georgie Fame took over on piano . . . Gene broke all house box - office records and the audience included many stars such as John and Yoko , George ... Collins, 196

International Times, March 1971 "When I entered music, music was a fantastic thing. It was a competition; we all competed with each other. But since then, music has become a business … it’s more of a competition among businessmen. You stuff things down people’s throats." Gene Vincent: There's One in Every Town 55.o.

... il est arrivé dans le métier, Gene possède désormais sa propre maison d'éditions musicales, Craddock Music administrée par Kama Sutra. Ses morceaux ainsi que ceux signés Jackie Frisco sont naturellement déposés via cette société. Jean-William Thoury: Gene Vincent Le Dieu Du Rock

Halála[szerkesztés]

recalls Dave Tate, who produced the session for the Johnnie Walker show . "He was genuinely in a terrible way: limping around the studio, swigging back different bottles of medicine all the time, but he was backed up by a British session band , and they really held him together. But I thought he was as good as ever... " In Session Tonight: The Complete Radio 1 Recordings - Page 14  Ken Garner · 1993

his enthusiasm for touring had damaged his health https://kentracey.co.uk/articles-bio-2/

The vultures had been circling over the last UK tour. "financial claims against him" Margaret Russell had him briefly arrested for nonpayment of child support not appearing in court. Don Arden ' s heavies dogged his heels, as did writs from British Inland Revenue , but now the scavengers seemed to be closing in, anticipating a corpse Gene Vincent: There's One in Every Town - 136. oldal Mick Farren · 2004

Mrs. Craddock says that Jackie told her, over the phone, "I know Gene's dying. I saw it on my father's face and I saw it on Gene's." The Day the World Turned Blue - A Biography of Gene Vincent by Britt Hagarty Page -252-

Gene Vincent died at the age of 36 on October 12, 1971, from internal haemorrhage and heart failure[24][25][26], while visiting his father in Saugus, California. (In the Inter-Valley Community Hospital at 21704 Golden Triangle Road in Saugus. The place is known today at the Hillside Professional Center.)

Rendue hystérique par le chagrin, Jackie Frisco refuse de croire au décès de l'homme qu'elle a aimé et exige à ce que le cercueil soit rouvert afin de vérifier l'incontestable. Elle demande à ce que les obsèques soient prises en charge par l'armée mais ce sont les Alamo qui avancent la somme nécessaire pour l'emplacement réservé à l'inhumation de Gene, au Eternal Valley Memorial Park de Newhall, Californie Jean-William Thoury: Gene Vincent Le Dieu Du Rock

Personal life[szerkesztés]

"Ruth Ann was just 17 when she married 21-year old Gene, who was, at that time, simply a humble Navy sailor who loved to sing. After "Be-Bop-A-Lula," though, he began referring to her as his "cousin"; no surprise that the marriage went quickly downhill from there." http://susanvanhecke.blogspot.com/2008/04/deconstructing-gene-vincent.html

2 photographs: Frisco/Cochran (with him)

telegram to Owlett

nervous breakdown (funeral) Rendue hystérique par le chagrin, Jackie Frisco refuse de croire au décès de l'homme qu'elle a aimé et exige à ce que le cercueil soit rouvert afin de vérifier l'incontestable. Jean-William Thoury: Gene Vincent Le Dieu Du Rock

Hatása és emlékezete[szerkesztés]

https://thequietus.com/articles/12837-luke-haines-rock-and-roll-animals-track-by-track

The Quietus Features Track-By-Track A Track-By-Track Preview Of…, 2021. február 7. [2021. február 7-i dátummal az eredetiből archiválva].

Már csak ketten élnek a rock and roll 11-es alapcsapatából Válasz.hu, 2021. február 25. [2021. február 25-i dátummal az eredetiből archiválva].

Gene Vincent: A Caricature Portrait of the Artist as Rebel Rocker P…, 2021. március 23. [2021. március 23-i dátummal az eredetiből archiválva].

Robert Plant’s teenage obsessions: ‘Stourbridge was our Beverly Hills…, 2021. május 23. [2021. május 23-i dátummal az eredetiből archiválva].

Simon Frith, in a 1970 Rolling Stone article heralding the release of two greatest hits packages and an American comeback album, I'm Back and I'm Proud, recalled a then recent performance by Vincent. "He was in pain throughout and sang kneeling, his bad leg stretched out straight behind him.... There were no girls in the audience but for the assembled rockers he was the ultimate in rock and roll—offering nothing but music and sacrificing everything to that music, their music. I've never seen another rock star so worshipped and held in such awe by an audience." Contemporary musicians. [electronic resource] : profiles of the people in music. by: McConnell, Stacy A. Publication date: 1997.

Egy interjúban, amelyet 1995-ben a Rolling Stone magazinnak adott, Jagger erről úgy mesélt, nem volt benne gátlás, látta Elvis Presley-t, Gene Vincentet, és már 15 évesen azt gondolta, ezt meg tudom csinálni. Ezt meg tudom csinálni – Hetvenöt éves Mick Jagger, aki átformálta a …, 2021. február 25. [2021. február 25-i dátummal az eredetiből archiválva].

Gene Vincent Song Comments, 2021. március 7. [2021. március 7-i dátummal az eredetiből archiválva].

"We don't want to be huge in a Madison Square Garden sense, but huge value-wise. We want to become unforgettable. Gene Vincent was never huge, but in many ways he's the biggest." Lux Interior. The History Of Rock 1980

Vincent would have only three other Top Forty hits— Bluejean Bop, Lotta Lovin', and Dance to the Bop—but his live performances helped make him an icon to admirers in both the United States and Europe, as described by David Dalton and Lenny Kaye: “Unable to move in a normal fashion, he would assume a rigid stance before the microphone, clutching it as if for life . Dressed in black leather, a gaunt face chiseled in triangular edges, he presented a stark and tension-laden image, funneling his private damages into an emotive, sweat-stained performance that went far beyond light entertainment" Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings - 3. kötet - 275. oldal  Steve Sullivan · 2017 / Rock 100: The Greatest Stars of Rock's Golden Age  David Dalton, Lenny Kaye Cooper Square Press, 1999 Page 31

October 20, 2014 Courtesy of Sal Cirrincione, Premiere Networks Moody Blues bassist John Lodge was recently in the studio recording a song for a Gene Vincent tribute album called The Black Leather Rebel. A very young Lodge crossed paths with the early American rock and roller in 1964 when Vincent moved to England. Lodge tells us exclusively, “I was asked if I wanted to be the bass player in his U.K. band so I had a meeting with him at the TV studio where he was appearing [and] was asked if I would write a song for him, which I did. It was called ‘Stay Away From Me’ and, to my knowledge, I was the only person to have a copy of this demo. [But apparently not as] a few years ago this demo appeared on an album called In Search of the Lost Moody Blues Songs. The song will be on the album, but not as performed by Lodge. He recorded “Important Words,” which is one of his Vincent favorites.


Bowie taped a multitrack demo of ‘Hang On To Yourself’ on his first US trip, while staying with RCA executive Tony Ayres in Hollywood. He gave the recording to Ayres to pass on to Gene Vincent, who was also recording demos at Ayres’ studio.

On a promotional trip to the US in January 1971, I was very kindly offered a room to crash in by the record producer Tom Ayers. At the time, Tom was producing one of the all time rock heroes, Gene Vincent. One night, at the recording studio, Tom asked whether I would like to jam or sing something with Gene. At that point, I had already written ‘Moonage Daydream’, ‘Ziggy Stardust’ and ‘Hang On To Yourself’. We settled on ‘Hang On To Yourself’ and made a ghastly version of it which is floating around somewhere on eBay, I expect. I went on to explain that Ziggy wasn’t going to be a real rock star and that I would play him. I think they all thought I was talking in terms of a musical. It’s possible that I was; it’s now hard to remember what direction I had expected him to go. Zig rather grew as he grew, if you know what I mean. Listening to the Tom Ayers demo now, I can’t hear a trace of Vincent anywhere on it, though Tom’s son (who sent it to me) assures me that his dad swore Gene was on it. Gene left his mark on Ziggy in one other way, though. Back in the Sixties, Vincent was to co-star with Little Richard on a whirlwind package tour of the UK. Someone forgot to get his work permit together so he was not allowed to sing from the stage itself. To get over this, he sang his spot from the aisle. Ludicrous but very exciting for us fans. At the time, Vincent had been wearing a leg brace, the result of a car accident. It meant that to crouch at the mike, as was his habit, he had to shove his injured leg out behind him to, what I thought, great theatrical effect. This rock stance became position number one for the embryonic Ziggy. Mick Rock captured that well on many occasions, the best version appearing on the back of the Pin Ups album.

David Bowie

Moonage Daydream: The Life And Times Of Ziggy Stardust

Gene Vincent - simply had the best damn voice in rockabilly. So, much more than "Be-Bop-A-Lula". Gene didn't have the charisma of Elvis and didn't have a Col. Tom to tell him when to pee. Of course this has nothing to do with the fact that I run Gene's official web site. [29]

"Gene was the original punk-rocker," Dude says now. "He was really talented and had a super ear. He had more black blood in him than any other white guy around, even more than Presley. Gene was a soulful cat. He was in-your-face and real skinny and had that messed-up leg [from a childhood car accident] and drank, but he had soul."

Git it, 2021. február 7. [2021. február 7-i dátummal az eredetiből archiválva].

https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/leisure/showbiz/18386416.paul-mccartney-shares-message-mark-record-store-day/

https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/lifestyle/entertainment/paul-mccartney-shares-message-to-mark-what-would-have-been-record-store-day/ "It was just very early days of rock’n’roll, so it was just such a thrill, and then I got back on the bus, went home and played it endlessly, and these memories, of Gene Vincent and The Blue Caps, singing Be-Bop-A-Lula will stay with me forever."

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2004/apr/19/guesteditors2 "Gene Vincent was probably that era's finest example of a complete lunatic let loose to entertain the masses."

he's a better legend than artist https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=4204&name=Gene+Vincent


Vincent was the first rocker to dress from head to toe in black leather, he had a nasty limp from a motorcycle accident The History of Rock and Roll - 22. oldal Stuart A. Kallen · 2012

first rocknroller to make black leather a trademark....in VincentGood saw an unholy combination of Hamlet and Richard III https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Leather_Jacket 45.o ...48.o (1985)

Gene Vincent Biography, 2021. február 23. [2021. február 23-i dátummal az eredetiből archiválva].

https://www.universalmusic.fr/artistes/20000104974 Gene Vincent - Universal Music France, 2021. február 7. [2021. február 7-i dátummal az eredetiből archiválva].

http://www.noripcord.com/features/overlooked-albums-4-gene-vincent-and-blue-capshttp://www.rockabillyhall.com/gvbio.html

https://twitter.com/GeorgeHarrison/status/1360279646206455809 George Harrison on Twitter: "By 1969, George had added the name “Rock…, 2021. február 12. [2021. február 12-i dátummal az eredetiből archiválva].

My First Love: Sharon Osbourne on Gene Vincent Louder, 2021. március 3. [2021. március 3-i dátummal az eredetiből archiválva].

Rock matriarch writes about life, family & more, 2021. március 3. [2021. március 3-i dátummal az eredetiből archiválva].

Gene Vincent - Hollywood Star Walk - Los Angeles Times, 2021. február 11. [2021. február 11-i dátummal az eredetiből archiválva]. 

RUSSELL WILLIFORD, 2021. március 3. [2021. március 3-i dátummal az eredetiből archiválva].

Cliff Gallup Vintage Guitar® magazine, 2021. március 3. [2021. március 3-i dátummal az eredetiből archiválva].

Gene Vincent in 1960 Rocko Jerome, 2021. március 3. [2021. március 3-i dátummal az eredetiből archiválva].

GENE VINCENT: EARLY ROCKER'S LEGACY BOPS INTO HALL OF FAME - Daily Pr…, 2021. február 11. [2021. február 11-i dátummal az eredetiből archiválva].

Gene Vincent’s influence over The Beatles, 2021. február 12. [2021. február 12-i dátummal az eredetiből archiválva].

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