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Vincent Eugene Craddock (February 11, 1935 – October 12, 1971), known as Gene Vincent, was an American rock and roll musician who pioneered the style of rockabilly. His 1956 top ten hit with his backing band the Blue Caps , " Be-Bop-a-Lula ", is considered a significant early example of rockabilly. [ 2 ]
The writing of the song is credited to Gene Vincent and his manager, Bill "Sheriff Tex" Davis. Evidently [4] the song originated in 1955, when Vincent was recuperating from a motorcycle accident at the US Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia. There, he met Donald Graves, who supposedly wrote the words to the song while Vincent wrote the tune.
On 24 July 1969 during a recording session for "Sun King"/"Mean Mr. Mustard", Lennon began an impromptu jam of "Ain't She Sweet" along with the other Gene Vincent songs, "Who Slapped John?" and "Be-Bop-a-Lula". [44] Lewisohn remarked that this version was more in the style of Gene Vincent than the Beatles' original 1961 version. [45]
"Beautiful Brown Eyes" is a country song written by Alton Delmore, originally inspired by his oldest daughter. One of the best known versions of the song was originally arranged by Fiddlin' Arthur Smith & Alton Delmore of The Delmore Brothers in 1951.
Tracks recorded with Gene Vincent in chronological order of the recording sessions. [10]The recording sessions were all done in three series at Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, and produced by Ken Nelson.
The song was recorded by Gene Vincent on Columbia Records, [9] and by Gerry and the Pacemakers on Laurie. [10] [4] Also the Liverpool-based group The Searchers recorded the song on Pye Records for their 1964 LP It's The Searchers. [11] Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders also recorded it, appearing in B side of their 1964 eponymous album. [12]
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Crazy Legs is a studio album by Jeff Beck and the Big Town Playboys, released on 29 June 1993.The recording is an album of Gene Vincent songs. The album is considered to be a tribute to Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps, [3] [4] and in particular to Vincent's early guitarist Cliff Gallup, [1] [2] who Beck recognized as his biggest influence.