When this came out Elvis' bandmates were upset that Elvis did the song with them. He had to explain that another guy did the song. Elvis happened to run into Gene and the first words out of Gene's mouth were " I wasn't trying to copy you. I wasn't trying to sound like you."
@jethro1963 Жыл бұрын
A hundred years ago when I was still listening to music, I bought a Gene Vincent CD. What struck me most was I could hear almost every 60s singer or band in his music, they all stole stuff from him.
@AnthonyWilliams-ot1yk Жыл бұрын
@@jethro1963 I had a copy of the Time life series: The rock n roll era 1956. One of my friends had let me borrow his 1958 cd, and I loved it. So I bought 56’. It had Be Bop A Lula on it. To this day it’s my favorite cd of that whole series. Incredible rock n roll from that year!
@redpine8665 Жыл бұрын
Robert Plant was a big fan of Gene.
@fredlgibsonjr3067 Жыл бұрын
This was the first record that Paul McCartney of the Beatles ever bought and played it over and over and over again.
@willdwyer6782 Жыл бұрын
I've never heard him say that. I've heard him say he watched John Lennon cover the song on the day they met.
@salbuda6957 Жыл бұрын
The Beatles? ?
@fredlgibsonjr3067 Жыл бұрын
@willdwyer6782 I am going from memory, from an interview on KZbin. I can't cite it at the moment.
@fredlgibsonjr3067 Жыл бұрын
@@salbuda6957 My mistake, The Beetles. And I did know that.
@4508bluesky Жыл бұрын
@@fredlgibsonjr3067 you were right, it’s Beatles… not Beetles…
@slicksterrick Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Jay and Amber for playing my request from my dad's band he was the drummer of Gene Vincent and the blue caps and like I said my uncle Tommy facenda did 28 versions of High School USA which he did an Oklahoma version that y'all should check out he was on the road Gene Vincent and blue caps are on the road when be by be po bula came out they were touring with Elvis he wasn't that famous then Elvis's mother heard the song and called Elvis and complimented him on the song she thought he did it Elvis came back and told Gene and the guys they joked on him and the rest of the tour every time gene sang the song He dedicated it to Elvis's mom they were good friends Gene was the first one to wear the black leather on stage Robert Plant Jeff Beck Keith Moon The Beatles have all said that Gene Vincent and the blue caps influence them they were a great band please check out Tommy facenda High School USA Oklahoma version like I said he did 28 versions for 28 states he got them from a telephone book from each state that he had on a bus they were touring from thank you so much this means so much as my dad Dickie Harrell just recently passed and he would have loved that y'all did his video thank you so much and everyone that enjoyed it. Please keep doing what you doing, you made a lot of people in my family smile today😂
@yesmisskitten Жыл бұрын
An amazing band with an amazing legacy, and still beloved by many ❤ Lotta Lovin' is still one of my favourite songs to dance to, your dad threw down a fantastic beat!!
@nickimontie Жыл бұрын
I hope do it!!
@rjjcms1 Жыл бұрын
He must have been one of Ian Dury's idols too,for he wrote a tribute song Sweet Gene Vincent that was on the New Boots and Panties album.
@Micah1814 Жыл бұрын
My father was an enormous fan of this record and always said Gene Vincent was the best of the early rock pioneers. So cool to be able to pass along the compliment to a family member of someone who was in the band.
@Motbilder Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the story! I'm with Elvis mom here. It truly is a most excellent song.
@johnnieangel99 Жыл бұрын
One of the men who inspired The Beatles in their early days
@willdwyer6782 Жыл бұрын
Lennon covered the song on the day he met McCartney for the first time.
@shannonvanpatten8341 Жыл бұрын
You can hear a lot that guitar work in George Harrison's early playing.
@johnnieangel99 Жыл бұрын
Good call@@willdwyer6782 And what song did Paul know that solidified his entry into The Beatles?
@johnnieangel99 Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah Big time@@shannonvanpatten8341
@brianherrington7226 Жыл бұрын
They toured with him in 62.
@keithcarper8809 Жыл бұрын
A classic cornerstone of rock tune. Gene belongs with Elvis, Carl Perkins and Chuck Berry. This song has been covered by countless others including John Lennon. ☮🤎🎶
@BGNOLA Жыл бұрын
The Beatles used to play with him in Hamburg; he was huge in England
@snowbirdlady7221 Жыл бұрын
Paul McCartney also covered this on his Unplugged gig.
@richardyoung3462 Жыл бұрын
And Eddie Cochran.
@josephmilitello647 Жыл бұрын
"The Beatles Live at the Star Club in Hamburg, Germany, 1962" LP features them singing this song.
@willdwyer6782 Жыл бұрын
McCartney said Lennon covered this tune on the day they first met.
@scottmacdonald1826 Жыл бұрын
Woof! This song is so great!!! And to have Gene Vincent's son recommend it !?! Gene Vincent was the MAN!!!
@jeffreymosher6334 Жыл бұрын
I believe they’re actually discussing Gene Vincent’s Drummer’s son. Therefore Dickie Harrell’s son. But that’s still a cool 2012 R’n’R Hall of Fame inductee.
@jeffreymosher6334 Жыл бұрын
(Who sadly passed away May 31, 2023).
@Ken-h5d Жыл бұрын
I can picture Amber walking around the house singing, "Be bop a 'Luca' he's my baby".
@user-ii4zf5iq3t Жыл бұрын
Oh that's Perfect!!!! 😍😃😁👍
@HarkenRoad Жыл бұрын
Gene Vincent brings to mind Eddie Cochran., another early rock pioneer, who died in a taxi accident during a British tour. Gene Vincent and Cochran's girlfriend, songwriter Sharon Sheeley were in the cab with him and survived, but not without injuries. "Summertime Blues" is perhaps his most famous song (covered by The Who, among others), "C'mon Everybody" and "Nervous Breakdown" are just plain fun to play. Paul McCartney performed Eddie's "Twenty Flight Rock" for an audition to impress John Lennon, and gain a spot in his band The Quarrymen (which later morphed into The Beatles).
@tobeski Жыл бұрын
The urban myth about Eddie Cochran's death is that one of the police cadets in Chippenham where the accident occurred picked up Eddie's impounded Gretsch guitar and started teaching himself to play. The cadet was David Harman who went onto be the Dave Dee in Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch. There's a memorial stone at the accident scene which always has flowers on it even today.
@jdw174 Жыл бұрын
You guys need to do more 50's. You both like harmony, and the 50's was the age of that. Groups like the Four Aces, Four Lads, Four Freshmen and many others had harmony that won't ever be seen again.
@user-ii4zf5iq3t Жыл бұрын
There are some heavy drum & guitar pieces from the 50's that no one has touched.
@bryhen22 Жыл бұрын
The four tops 😊
@ednicholson7839 Жыл бұрын
But also just more rock and roll and blues - more Chuck Berry, Bill Haley, Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf etc
@SCORPION891996 ай бұрын
If you mean instrumental rock and roll or rockabilly yeah there's this great thing called strumming mental it's several compilations on CD and vinyl all of instrumental rock and roll from the earliest days until the mid-60s.@@user-ii4zf5iq3t
@Mr17051963 Жыл бұрын
One of my father’s favorite songs! Rest in peace, Dad 🙏🌟♥️
@jojokrako7818 Жыл бұрын
Gene is awesome! He has always been one of my all time favorites. His full name is Eugene Vincent Craddock and is the 1st cousin of Billy "Crash" Craddock, who was a contemporary rockabilly/country artist. For some reason when I hear Gene's music, hot rods, gang rumbles, pin-up girls, and motorcycle rebels come to mind!
@Uriahjw Жыл бұрын
You bet! My mom and dad loved to dance to this song in the living room.
@HellbillyHalloween4 ай бұрын
No way, Billy Crash Craddock
@jeffreyflint6286 Жыл бұрын
This is how this song is done. I fell in love with this before the Everly Brothers version. This is rock and roll.
@deborahakins9501 Жыл бұрын
My mother, who just turned 78 yrs old today, told me once that this was the very first record that she bought. Thanks guys ❤
@ANTONIOIVAN-zh4fw Жыл бұрын
Grande classico del rock n roll r grandioso gene vincent
@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis. Жыл бұрын
Wow! It's certainly amazing that you had Sweet Gene Vincent's son request this, he had loads of hits this is one of his best.
@kevincaulder96 Жыл бұрын
Rockabilly is the flavor of early Elvis Presley records. It primarily comes from the south and can be heard in the hits of Carl Perkins, Janis Martin, Buddy Holly, Bill Haley, Eddie Cochran, The Stray Cats, Jerry Lee Lewis, and some country acts. Its roots come from jazz, blues, country, and trickles down from the twang of the great Hank Williams. Great stuff that defined the early styling of rock-n-roll. And I lived that Amber threw in the word ornery in as an ingredient. Great reaction, guys. Maybe next we could get a reaction to Edwyn Collins and his song GIRL LIKE YOU. Enjoy
@lorizrhythm8171 Жыл бұрын
kevincaulder20 - I love Rockabilly. The Stray Cats did a great job bringing it back for a new generation. And then Brian Setzer solo did a great job of bringing back the big band era.
@RedBud315 Жыл бұрын
@@lorizrhythm8171 That was just around the time I became old enough to go clubbing and the Stray Cats always got people on the floor even though it wasn't the fad of the day. They did bring it back.
@lorizrhythm8171 Жыл бұрын
@@RedBud315 - Wasn't it grand when we became old enough to go clubbing! I couldn't wait.
@tcpm Жыл бұрын
This song is in the movie Pleasantville which is an amazing must-see. So much great music in it.
@edwinchapple7224 Жыл бұрын
Ian Dury did an excellent tribute song, Sweet Gene Vincent!
@karlmay19497 ай бұрын
summed Gene up perfectly.
@robbielux8353 Жыл бұрын
Dang..you guys tackled some true rockabilly..influencer to the Beatles as well. Awesome!
@user-bz7fg1pk4lbo7 Жыл бұрын
I can still see my Parents dancing in the Living Room back in the 70's when this came on the Oldies Radio. They had danced to this back in the 50's when they were dating. They loved this song. I have pictures of them with leather jackets, and boots and riding on my Dad's big Indian Motorcycle. They always said it was such a cool time to be a young. They also liked the song "Lotta Lovin" by Gene Vincent. More Rockabilly..... Eddie Cochran - "Summertime Blues", Carl Perkins - "Blue Suede Shoes", Buddy Knox - "Party Doll" , Bobby Helms - :My Special Angel" (Bobby also did the original "Jingle Bell Rock).
@seansersmylie Жыл бұрын
Gene Vincent is a legend!. There's also a great homage to him by the incredible Ian Dury called Sweet Gene Vincent. Dury is famous for Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick.
@jamesespey249 Жыл бұрын
This is a backhanded request, but fate a cruel turn when Gene Vincent was in a cab accident in London that killed his best friend Eddie Cochran. The request (if you haven't already done it) is Eddie's big hit...Summertime Blues. Gene reportedly never got over it.
@lynnejamieson2063 Жыл бұрын
Neither the accident nor the death took place in London. The accident itself happened in Chippenham, which is in Wiltshire (the same county that Stonehenge is in) and emergency services took everyone that was in the taxi to a nearby community hospital from where they were transferred to St Martin’s Hospital in Bath (under twenty miles from the area the crash took place), Somerset (pronounced summer-set) where Eddie Cochran died from his injuries the afternoon after the crash, having never regained consciousness, at the age of 21.
@smd2169 Жыл бұрын
One of the pioneers. And one of the most important songs in the history of RnR.
@wotgM316 Жыл бұрын
Gene and his band perform this in the technicolor movie, "The Girl Can't Help It" (1956). It's like an early music video and you should react to it.
@gypsygirl3255 Жыл бұрын
I love that movie! One of my favorites
@janethernandez724 Жыл бұрын
LOL it took me this long to realize! Now that listened to this song, I heard the beginning of this song before but from another artist and to another song. There is a song called Gene and Eddie by The Stray Cats. You reacted to two songs from them so far. Now I know where they got the opening line of that song! They are singing about rockin' out to Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran! (Eddie sang a song called Summertime Blues) you reacted to that song about a couple of years ago. Jay and Amber this was nice to listen to, I can hear how the Stray Cats were influenced by this man too, and to watch you two react to it. I am so glad you enjoyed the song too! I love it! ☮💕
@tamifuller5407 Жыл бұрын
This song was on rotation of my dad's Saturday night. Every Saturday night he would get his records out and we would just rock until we fell asleep. Dad really loves Sandy Nelson's drumming. He's gonna be 82 this month and still plays his records.
@clivenewman4810 Жыл бұрын
Gene Vincent was huge here in UK 🇬🇧
@tlw4495 Жыл бұрын
One of John Lennon‘s favorite song
@willdwyer6782 Жыл бұрын
According to McCartney, he covered it the day they first met.
@nthdegree1269 Жыл бұрын
John Lennon said nothing ever toped the 1950
@beatlefan64 Жыл бұрын
A 50's rock classic! ❤❤
@TheLonMead Жыл бұрын
This song caused a Navy officer to swear at a group of teenagers. When this song came out, it was very popular, and my mother, her sister, and several other teens were playing it on the record player by the swimming pool of the Officer's Club at Naval Air Station Quonset Point, RI, where my grandfather was stationed. As happens with teenagers, sometimes, they enjoyed the song so much that they listened to it over and over. During the 8th or 9th repeat, they heard someoneone yelling to "Stop playing that g*****n record!". It was Fleet Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey, Jr., yelling from his backyard, where he had been trying to take a nap.
@johnbyrnes7912 Жыл бұрын
Does anyone know what g*****n stands for cause I can't fathom it ?! 🤡💈🎱
@lawrencekelli Жыл бұрын
Love Gene Vincent! The whole album Lonely street is wild! Love Rockabilly so much!
@suzie4417 Жыл бұрын
This was great music from the 50’s! You can’t help but move to this song!! Later on the Stray Cats did a great rendition !! 🎸❣️🥁 Great reaction !!
@johnnyd5285 Жыл бұрын
This is true “rock & roll” from the 50’s, one of the great originals.
@aarongoldstein7614 Жыл бұрын
John Lennon covered this song on the "Rock n Roll" album.
@markallen2984 Жыл бұрын
You guys should really also check out “Twenty Flight Rock” by Eddie Cochran, he was a friend and a contemporary of Gene Vincent. The two of them were amongst the first rock ‘n’ rollers to write their own songs along with Buddy Holly and a few others.
@kensilverstone1656 Жыл бұрын
This was part of the start of rock and roll with Elvis and Carl Perkins who both sang "Blue Suede Shoes."
@JayCross Жыл бұрын
This song is mentioned in Dire Straits song "Walk of Life"
@willdwyer6782 Жыл бұрын
Here come Johnny singing oldies goldies Bebop a Lula baby what I say. Here come Johnny singing I got a woman down in the tunnels trying to make it pay.
@robjones2408 Жыл бұрын
Gene Vincent was a class act. A major influence on John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Ian Dury, Gene also had one of the greatest guitarists of the period - Cliff Gallop. Fabulous stuff.
@johnmaynardable Жыл бұрын
Gene Vincent is an early rock legend. So cool.
@hunkydorian Жыл бұрын
Imagine spending your life listening to Crosby and Como and this comes along.
@benjaminvlz Жыл бұрын
"Be-Bop-a-Lula" was a big influence on The Beatles. The band often performed it in their early years before making it big. John Lennon recorded a cover version of it for his 1974 album, "Rock 'n' Roll," and in the final interview he did before his death, he stated that it was one of his favorite songs. Paul McCartney has covered it live in concert and he's mentioned a couple of times that it was the first record he ever bought when he was a kid. George Harrison owned a 1964 Fender Stratocaster electric guitar that had rainbow stripes, Eastern imagery and "BEBOPALULA." painted on it.
@NormanEllefson Жыл бұрын
Great fiftys my kind of music.
@jlmain5777 Жыл бұрын
The great Cliff Gallup on guitar.
@carolpesterfield1844 Жыл бұрын
Loved this song
@CANDOKNOWHOW Жыл бұрын
Y’all should keep on deep diving into 50’s stuff regularly.. there’s nothing but loads amazing talent and mojo suave stylings there for you to love. Some key tracks I’d recommend would be Billy Lee Riley- “Red Hot” and an absolutely INCREDIBLE one hit wonder by The Musical Linn Twins- “Rocking Out The Blues”, I can’t hear either of those tunes without wanting to bounce off the walls and howl like a crazy cartoon wolf! 😉
@davehendry80569 ай бұрын
Love gene been listening to his music 45 yrs still listen now fantastic
@joestacey6185 Жыл бұрын
One of the greats. I love Be Bop A Lula.
@michaelmagnum7132 Жыл бұрын
In my opinion no other artist than Gene Vincent has been able to fully describe that incredible feeling when a boy watches a beautiful girl walking down the street. This is it. You hear the steps, you feel the nerve, you feel the pride and joy. Be Bop a Lula is the anthem of Rock n Roll. God bless Gene Vincent
@MigdaliaTomalinas-os2nz5 ай бұрын
You should check out the video. When this song came out a lot of people thought it was Elvis. I am an Elvis fan and have this original 78 record. He inspired the Beatles and I read he traveled with them on their first trip to perform on Ed Sullivan. I believe he did an 0:40 appearance on Ed Sullivan also. I got several videos and a tour Gene Vincent did just by googling. He was a true Rock and roller to the end of his short life. RIP Gene Thank you for your music.
@stevedahlberg8680 Жыл бұрын
Rockabilly was in the 50s. I played bass and backing vocals in a rockabilly band that was also kind of a surf band in my late twenties into my early thirties, and I got a huge music education on all of this. You guys are literally looking at the tip of the iceberg of such an important musical phenomenon, and it was basically the punk rock music of its time. Check out another of his big hits, Blue Suede shoes, which Elvis covered. Ronnie Self was a tragic figure that was just the raw energy in the rockabilly scene, along with others like Sonny Burgess from Texas. He was known for his crazy hit Redheaded Woman. Back in those primitive days where the studio Engineers really had to know everything about mic placement in a room, because everybody was not individually mic'd. In the band that I played in, all of them were slightly older than me but there was a poster on the guy's door where we practice and it was from the late 1950s and it had Ronnie self opening up for James Brown at the venue in Topeka, Kansas, which isn't far from where I am, and where the band Kansas hails from, decades later. Like Chopin, one of my favorite classic composers from the romantic era, and not all that different from the 27 Club here in America in the 60s, he drank himself to death by the age of around 41, but he was highly influential in what we do have from his catalog is pretty cool. He could crown like nobody's business but here is him just ripping things apart. And by the way he was a close confidant with Wanda Jackson, whom I have met three different times and also I helped her and contributed to her website at one point. While he can croon, this one just tears it up on this one. You're So Right For Me. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXeXq5yHr7-fnbs&pp=ygUicm9ubmllIHNlbGYgeW91J3JlIHNvIHJpZ2h0IGZvciBtZQ%3D%3D
@punkydoodle4774 Жыл бұрын
Just to be clear, Elvis covered Blue Suede Shoes after Carl Perkins, before Vincent.
@maltedkiwi1247 Жыл бұрын
Ian Dury does a great tribute song; "Sweet Gene Vincent." I guarantee you will both love it.
@slicksterrick Жыл бұрын
Just to set the record straight I recommended this song from my dad's band my dad was Dickie Harrell the drummer of the band my uncle was Tommy Faceda he sang backup vocals. My name is Richard Charles Harrell Junior. Somehow it got twisted around never said I was Gene Vincent son sorry for the confusion
@karendoss6026 Жыл бұрын
One of my favorites from back then. My nickname was Lulu and I thought he was singing about me. I was like 6 when this came out!!! So thrilled his son connected with y'all!!!
@garyseven5791 Жыл бұрын
Gene Vincent released this hit in 1956, 2 years (1954) after Elvis had released his first commercial record That's All Right. Fats Domino had the first 1 million selling Gold Rock Record in 1950. Big Joe Turner has his big rock hit Shake Rattle And Roll hit the charts in 1954, 3 months before Elvis released .
@thebibagirrrlshow Жыл бұрын
I had heard this song as a kid but always thought it was Elvis, years later I was a fan of Billy Idol in the 80’s, he did an interview w/MTV & he said how Gene Vincent was 1 of his influences, so I started listening to Gene & got into the rockabilly vibe, feel good, fun rockin’ music!
@mt0115 Жыл бұрын
Be Bop a Lula, what a blast from the past, my older sister had this album back then, I heard this at least every other day at least, more often if my Mom got control of the record player. Still a nostalgic favourite to this day… 😎🍺☮️
@carolmartin4413 Жыл бұрын
Wow...I was a kid when this came out in the mid 50's. The Everly Brothers also sang this about the time they were becoming popular...as were Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, Richie Valens...oh..and Elvis Presley. This heavy blues/bop/rock sound was so evident in the music of this era. Thanks to the people who had this!
@shirleydurr411 Жыл бұрын
Gene Vincent was a hit of the 50's.
@cheryldaprix5842 Жыл бұрын
This is such a great wedding reception song. People lose their minds! Some were juiced and some not. Old-young. Thanks for sharing ❤
@bannedagain.8334 Жыл бұрын
Rockabilly..Stray cats are a must..
@chrisedwards7095 Жыл бұрын
Paul McCartney did this one on his MTV Unplugged concert. Really a classic.
@stormy8207 Жыл бұрын
Another oldie but a goodie.
@robertbell7199 Жыл бұрын
When i was 15 in 1980 I was obsessed with Gene (ian dury did a tribute their stories are similar) being a ned/chav a friend with Indian ink and a needle put Gene Vincent on my forearm.. still there to this day!! (mate was an Eddie Cochrane fan!), thankfully i'm a lot less chavvy now! :) Gene was in a few movies of the day if you want to see them live
@turtlepond13 Жыл бұрын
This is the song that Paul MaCartney played when he met John Lennon. John was impressed enough to invite Paul to join his band, The Quarrymen.
@debsparbel8325 Жыл бұрын
Both John and Paul did cover this song, but it was Twenty Flight Rock by Eddie Cochran that Paul played on the day he met John.
@beckiramsey9561 Жыл бұрын
Very cool! I have actually heard it! Someone said the Stray Cats did a great cover and I bet that is where I heard it! I love it!!🔥 So cool that his son requested it!❤❤ Awesome guys!!👏👏
@mattfulmer4243 Жыл бұрын
When you hear this, you now know where the Stray Cats got their inspiration from.
@browntabproductions Жыл бұрын
Along with Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent set the Standard for Rockabilly music in its earliest form.❤
@luvutons411 Жыл бұрын
Gene Vincent...a fabulous vocalist performer...love this era. Great reaction you guys. And...WOW...congrats on the 500K subscribers !! ...definitely deserved 🎤🎶👍🇨🇦
@peterdonald8022 Жыл бұрын
A guy who was one of the biggest stars in Australia, Billy Thorpe used to do Be Bop a Lula with the Aztecs!!
@peterreist2882 Жыл бұрын
This is Rockabilly
@michaelhowell7275 Жыл бұрын
Is
@EmmaRiddle543 Жыл бұрын
I love gene Vincent, hope you’ll do more of him and maybe some other music from that time in that style. 😊
@cathyortiz1280 Жыл бұрын
A true classic!! A lot of people mistook him for Elvis. John Lennon, David Cassidy Stray Cats & many others later covered this song.
@Mr.56Goldtop Жыл бұрын
Guitarist Clifton Gallup was one of the top early rock guitarists of the day.
@chetcarman3530 Жыл бұрын
Two of my best friends for over 50 yrs & the best guitarists I ever played in bands with were Jack & Dave Gallupe (Cliff changed the spelling), nephews of Cliff Gallup. Jack sadly drank himself to death in the 80s, & troubled Dave (who never recovered from his big brother's death) sadly died from health issues related to substance abuse a few yrs ago. I have a leather flat cap that belonged to Cliff Gallup.
@bugsby4663 Жыл бұрын
Gene even influenced the most British of artists, Ian Dury, who wrote 'Sweet Gene Vincent'. Paul Mccartney spoke about listening to the radio and trying to write down what they heard.
@LaptopLarry330 Жыл бұрын
There is a live performance by Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps of this song on the radio/TV show, “Town Hall Party”, that is available for viewing here on KZbin.
@Rob-eo5ql Жыл бұрын
“Here come Johnny singin oldies, goldies Be-bop-a-lula, baby, what I say” Walk of Life (by Dire Straits)
@KneeJerkReactions13 Жыл бұрын
Beauty of a classic!
@GratefulZen Жыл бұрын
“Born Eugene Thomas Facenda in Portsmouth, Virginia, on November 10, 1939, he joined Gene Vincent's Blue Caps in 1957,[1] where he performed as a backup vocalist and was given the nickname "Bubba".[2] Facenda and Paul Peek became known as "The Clapper Boys" of Vincent's band, because of their trademark handclap style during live shows. Facenda toured with Vincent and appeared in films with him, but by 1958 had left Vincent to seek a solo career.”-Wikipedia
@jeffreyflint6286 Жыл бұрын
Ya gotta love those slapback echo vocals.
@tonycasey3183 Жыл бұрын
I love this song and Gene Vincent in General. Ian Dury did an excellent tribute to the man called Sweet Gene Vincent which is well worth a listen.
@hazelmaylebrun6243 Жыл бұрын
Be Bop a Lula was one of the first songs I ever really loved. I was born in 1964, but I have two brothers who were born in the '40s,, so I listened to their music first before I got into my own generation's music. One of the first records my older brother gave me was this one, and I literally played it and played it and played it. Gene Vincent is awesome. You just don't get any better than that. Rockabilly is the best.
@lisaw5604 Жыл бұрын
Yay! Love Gene Vincent and TBC! I consider this the earliest Punk Rock. What a talent! If you want to see the fellas perform in a really good movie, watch "The Girl Can't Help It" with Jane Mansfield. The movie is a hoot!. ❤
@kimcutts6153 Жыл бұрын
Back to the 50s !! & Gene Vincent. Gene had 3 chart hits in the US, and a few more than that in the UK. His life was cut short though. Here's a snippet from the internet... Vincent died at the age of 36 on October 12, 1971, from a combination of a ruptured ulcer, internal hemorrhage and heart failure, while visiting his father in Saugus, California.[38][41][42] He is interred at Eternal Valley Memorial Park, in Newhall, California. 😮
@rbb9753 Жыл бұрын
If you want another Gene Vincent song, I recommend “Woman Love”
@mmk749 Жыл бұрын
I love your reaction vids! So much positive energy and I especially like that YOU guys like this song!
@joebauers8031 Жыл бұрын
You really gotta see him perform it live! He’s a trip!
@One-n-only..BrooklynRed Жыл бұрын
They really are missing true artistry by not doing the live versions!. I agree! ~Red
@John_Locke_108 Жыл бұрын
Paul Mccartney did a great cover of this in Unplugged concert.
@scottvanhille5688 Жыл бұрын
Nevermind this is the fastest I've gotten here at 10 seconds lol. Nice song.
@lindanearing4710 Жыл бұрын
My 50's heart is singin'. Always loved this!! Fifties music is awesome. Great reaction!
@dave-ox2eo Жыл бұрын
Have y'all listened to Eddie Cochran yet? ", Summertime Blues" and "20 Flight Rock" are a couple of bangers. I believe he lived in OKC for a while, so he qualifies as an OKIE.👍💯💕
@NoggintheNog37 Жыл бұрын
He was the first inductee into the rockabilly hall of fame. A real trailblazer in creating rock and roll music as we know it today.
@davepb5798 Жыл бұрын
Sweet Gene Vincent!!
@Jays_choonz Жыл бұрын
Just come across your channel while looking for 50's music reactions, specifically two of my favourites in Larry Williams (not the bass player) and Frankie Vaughan and it appears nobody has done a reaction at all to those two. This Gene Vincent song is one of my favourites along with Blue Jean Baby. Been going through some of your videos and I love that you listen to all different genres with an open mind. Hoping you do more 50's reactions and whilst I don't expect you to read this comment, I hope you will do reaction of Larry Williams and/or Frankie Vaughan at some point. Songs I would suggest are Slow Down, Bony Moronie, Garden of Eden and Well Alright (A fun little performance Frankie did on TV in 1959). Looking forward to more great content.
@GreggOliverBass Жыл бұрын
His band was The Blue Caps. The guitar player was named Cliff Gallup and he influenced all of the important early rock guitar players like Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck
@mspfinney Жыл бұрын
I’ve always loved this song!
@BuddyBoy68 Жыл бұрын
Hi, you two! It's Andrew Erroch fae Paisley in Scotland here again. This one really takes me back to when I was growing up, as my Mum and Dad had this on 7 inch vinyl. A great tune that was played often and still can be at gatherings these days. An absolute classic. Æx 🙏
@BuddyBoy68 Жыл бұрын
I just remembered another from around the same time that you would absolutely love. It's 'Shakin' All Over' by Johnny Kidd and The Pirates. I think I might like that one even more! I just searched for them to check the spelling and found out they were from London. Wow! I was sure they were American, as they had that sound... Have a listen and tell me if you agree. Æx 🙏
@kennethbrown5164 Жыл бұрын
I saw Johnny Lang and Jeff Beck do this song at the R&R HOF ceremony... incredible.
@Fairygrl_TW Жыл бұрын
Hey y'all, one of my moms favs from her high school yrs, 8 yrs before I was born and we still love it today. Thanx so much, stay groovy, Peace
@richierich4538 Жыл бұрын
One of my all time favorites!! Whoever sent this request in,just know that your Pops is stil remembered,listened to,..and loved!❤✌🏽
@susanlane8803 Жыл бұрын
This was raw rock music, no synthesizers or mixing studio's, just pure talent!
@just1mansopinion Жыл бұрын
Mentioned by Mark Knopfler in Walk of Life -"Here come Johnny singing oldies, goldies, Be-bop-a-lula, baby, what I say." Cheers\=/\=/