In 1956, looking for competition to RCA's recent signing of Elvis, Capitol Records signed Gene Vincent and released this as his first single. While Elvis was seen as a threat to the middle class American values, Capitol raised the bar with Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps who exuded a more menacing hillbilly degeneracy and made Elvis look tame by comparison. Vincent was allegedly thrown in jail for performing "Woman Love" on charges of public obscenity. The b-side, "Be-Bop-A-Lula" is one of the greatest songs of the rock 'n roll era. Check out the great Cliff Gallup on guitar.
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Gene Vincent on YouTube: HERE
And a loving tribute to GV by one of rock's greatest oddballs via YouTube: HERE
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be bop a lula what a blast from the past.
ReplyDeletesurely one of the greatest rock and roll records ever put on to wax
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