Gene Vincent - Roll Over Beethoven

from the movie "Town Hall Party"

[@CarlosReus]

Gene Vincent : You are simply superb as a Rock and Roll singer. We will always remember you Gene !

[@RickyD.03]

Just want to point out something that you might not have noticed: On a Fender Jazzmaster, the guitar has 2 circuits, a rhythm and lead. On the lead one, you can switch between the neck and bridge pickup but you can’t do this on the rhythm circuit. During the first solo, the guitar is pretty low and muted. This is because he didn’t switch to the lead circuit. Gene leans in at 0:48, trying to switch Jerry to the bridge pickup but this doesn’t work since he is on the rhythm circuit. During the second solo, he switches and that is why the sound is a lot louder and clearer. This is all assumption of course, but I’ve made the mistake of not switching. Still, Jerry does a great job on guitar!

[@L1V2P9]

That makes perfect sense. The tonal differences on the first and second solo are distinct.

[@vanshayrapetyan1752]

Jazzmaster !!!

[@HingeNein]

Hell yeah this music lives forever. I'm am only twenty three years old but I think this music is way better than today's music.

[@AnniePerez-h2t]

J'adore le rock n' roll des années 60

[@valval8621]

God Bless this legend and underrated singer and musician!

[@regsymes1377]

A true classic from another vastly underated artist

[@sell196]

God bless him in rock n' roll heaven ,,,,, !!!! our dear Gene !!!

[@Bentguitar]

Jerry Lee Merritt was the lead guitarist, I think Gene's last. When Gene left Japan a day early Jerry took his place and played as Gene and no one knew. He always laughed about that. I met and worked with Jerry in his Ghost Town Recording Studio in Yakima, Wa a few years back. If you do a search for him you can see him in later years doing a show in England. He passed away a few years back. He wrot 'SheShe Little Sheila' for Gene and I think he has it here on youtube.

[@ambush1sg]

I had the distinct honor of growing up with that music. I saw Buddy Holly in Milwaukee just before his plane crash. Three friends all taken before their time, Gene, Buddy & Eddie Cochran.

[@haitiansouljadex3186]

Ritchie valens

[@garethwilliams6452]

You must cherish that memory so much of seeing Buddy. I guess a bittersweet experience. Thanks for sharing friend.

[@strandwolf]

Johnny Meeks on guitar? The "Town Hall Party", CA's largest country barndance, held at the Town Hall in Compton. It drew over 2,800 paid admissions Fri/Sats--room for 1,200 dancers. On 8:30-9:30pm on NBC network. Gene was on Oct. 25, '58, July 25 & Nov. 7, '59. Played: Be-Bop-A-Lula, High Blood Pressure, Rip It Up, Dance To The Bop, You Win Again, For Your Precious Love, Rocky Road Blues, Pretty Pearly, High School Confidential, Over The Rainbow, Roll Over Beethoven & She She Little Sheila.

[@joriszsz]

There's nothing that swings more than real rock 'n roll

[@jmshaw357]

Totally agree. This was thought to be pretty far 'out there', but in reality it was harmless, even virtuous by todays standards. It was an innocent, fun time! I miss these times--I was just a kid but still remember it fondly.

[@andrewr62]

I can appreciate their unique take on that Berry classic . Really cool solos .

[@lindinajj]

my grandma is the one in the pretty dress in the back ground she, my dad and my grandpa were close friends w/ Gene she was a REALLY tallented singer to

[@ambush1sg]

Gene Vincent is KING!! No one beats his R.O.B. His music lives forever.

[@amarneconsulting5147]

Country s style. Very nice version. Gene put effort into the arrang elements. Great guitar too

[@Dunitlucky]

This is truly ROCK N ROCK.... what talent Gene Vincent.

[@tonymalibu]

cracking performer, too young to see him, too old to see anyone like him again! Lets dance

[@54markl]

This Jungle Music is a Menace to today's youth! Still! Cool, daddyoh!

[@JamesTKirkCobain]

Man I can`t get enough of this vid, I must have watched it a million times already, it`s just incredible... there`s no other way to describe it. The band setup is so simple yet they get this amazing groove going. It`s true rock and roll in every sense of the word played as good as it can get. Maybe the Rock and Roll hall of fame should study this and good before they elect one more idiot who has absolutely nothing to do with R&R like Madonna.

[@garethwilliams6452]

Damn right my friend. Quality always shines through the years.

[@matthewdobbs5320]

God bless you gene Vincent I just love this man singing and his good friend Eddie Cochran thankyou for your great music 🎵

[@karritolvanen741]

Gene Vincent was something never heard before ;)

[@JamesTKirkCobain]

That`s the best version I ever heard of that song, it`s like a jet at cruising altitude.

[@AntonioCiardiello-e4d]

Il nostro Little Tony l'italiano che conquistò Londra lo ha conosciuto il 1958

[@CarlosReus]

Gene Vincent : You are great Rock and Roll legend, we will always remeber you !

[@mitchly]

Never really liked this song too much before but I'd never heard Gene singing until now! Wow, what a great feel. He made it his own there....

[@hudentdw2]

indeed!

[@allaboard70]

Great clip from a timeless performance.

[@ThePorchpicker]

Well, it brought memories of my Dad singing it in the late 50s through the 60s. It certainly helped me to learn new licks on the guitar.

[@YayoYayez]

got to hear it again today!

[@theyrekrnations8990]

It's fantastic the way Gene and the band simply enjoy performing They make it look effortless as they ride the crest of the wave of the new music.

[@RandyR]

There must be around a hundred bands who have covered this rocker. Great rendition

[@GULFRAZMAJEEDseye8eyes]

one great singer rock n roll style of his own

[@bloodygagou]

great great great music! one of the best rock and roll

[@sergiopaim7884]

Quanto mais simples ,fica melhor☮️☮️👍👍👍 praia grande sp 👏

[@rickymacphail8444]

Excellent live recording

[@jmshaw357]

Is it true what they say--us old guys have no idea what RnR is about? I bet you have some good memories of the era--it was a time unique in history.

[@joenania]

AT 1:23 WHEN GENE VINCENT RAISES HIS RIGHT ARM UP - - HE WAS WAVING UP AT THE HEAVENS - -

[@fnava1]

the grove on this is great and love the vocals amazing!

[@andrewr62]

Had an awesome road band at this time.

[@old65rocker]

My belief is as you say he felt comfortable standing with his leg in that postion. he was great to watch live wonderful memories.

[@bellgardens53]

WOW! "She, She Little Sheila" is a damn great song. Wish I had a uncle who played w/Vincent or any else of the great originators. The real cool thing about Merrit is that he doesn't look like a flashy rockn'roller BUT he IS!

[@nickmad887]

GREAT

[@nicolastiberio3872]

Vous voulez faire un reportage sur vince Taylor merci beaucoup pour le souvenir Gene Vincent

[@kathycantrellbrown]

Gene is great singer like all the other great siger like eddie cochran,marty wilde,jeff fury,joe brown,elvis presley,duane eddy,and eddy cochran, Vince Taylor and so many others great singers .Thank you for posting gene vincents music and video,s

[@moominpic]

Duane Eddy sang?

[@marianosantana2953]

Sou deste tempo saudades

[@jitkasuarez]

favourited! loving his expressions throughout the vid. He loved this song and he really loves that guitar/ist. This is the second or third time I've watched a video of him turning to watch the guitarist when he's not busy singing. So lovely

[@bennyjazzful]

WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From a mad keen 74yo Aussie fan.

[@Illuminu]

hey yeah. i am twenty... and found this kind of music this year again. I really love it more then every other music i listen to. As Snickers said... it is on a far higher level than today's music! Twist on everybody!

[@ansel499]

.62 oui c'est l'année ,ou j'ai vu Gégène à Nantes , j'avais 15,piges...là j'ai compris ce que "enter en transe" signifiait , on ne snifait pas en ce milieu du xxème siècle ...lol

[@Diogenes1360]

I dig how Gene always looks up toward heaven.

[@bellgardens53]

Hmm...Merrit the last. Looking at my sources it says last Blue Caps # 6 was Johnny Meeks at gtr, Cliff Simmons pno, Grady Owen bs, Clyde Pennington dms and Jackie Kelso sax. Sometime in mid November '58 Gene did a bunk (owing 3 weeks of pay to the group), leaving them stranded in L.A. without transport, instruments or money. The MU withdrew Gene's card and membership and he allegedly fled to Alaska. Meeks later played with the Champs. In '72, bs w/Michael Nesmith and later w/Merle Haggard.

[@jeanmariebasset2544]

2 45t sortis en France dans les années 60 nous montrent Gene Vincent avec ce pull(Baby blue et j'm going home)

[@kjetin99]

This is great music! The foot is really tapping! Thanks for great clip!

[@theepicgamer2]

i wanna edit this song so that middle part of the song can play twice in a row it would go soo good with it

[@fabiogomes65]

A alma do bom e velho rock´nroll esta aí! THE BEST

[@EddieCatman]

genial tanto la música como el temazo del brujo negro. super5 points. great both music and picutes of the black sorcerer.. 5 super ponts. best regards from Eddie Catman and the Howlin' Boppers

[@jeanpierrewatier-pt9xu]

Un grand aussi 🎉🎉🎉

[@giggagaines]

wow this is cool my best friends dad was in that band tommy facenda GIGGA GAINES WE USE TO PRACTICE IN THERE GARAGE

[@CarlosReus]

Happy birthday Gene Vincent (February 11, 1935) !

[@Bentguitar]

Lead guitarist was my friend Jerry Lee Merritt. I think he was Gene's last lead guitarist. Punch up Jerry Lee Merrit and he has a show he performed in England in later years on youtube. He wrote 'She She little Sheila' for Gene and I think you can find Gene singing it here somewhere with Jerry playing lead guitar. Jerry lived in Yakima, Wa. for several years and had Ghost Town Recording studio's outside of Yakima for several years where I met and worked with him. He passed away a few years ago.

[@saturne6942]

Presley, Cochran, Vincent, Berry ont révolutionné la musique

[@HingeNein]

Yeah that's a real sad story. I say Gone but not forgotten. I kinda grew up with this music too, my father just couldn't listen to anything else when I was young. So I got infected with the rock 'n roll virus at young age.

[@didiermahe7501]

Un grand du Rock

[@Bentguitar]

bellgardens53, you may be right.I just thought Jerry was his last lead guitarist. Not sure if Jerry ever said. Jerrys son is in Nashville the last I heard, hit search for Larry Merritt on youtube and I think you will find him. This is definately Jerry Merritt playing lead guitar on Roll over Beethoven. The last electric I saw him playing was a Fender Strat, not sure what year. Paul

[@ibuprofen303]

Good stuff. At about 0:43 it looks like he's quite interested in learning the guitar solo off his guitarist....... :-)

[@jeanmariebasset]

il fait la couverture de 2 45t avec ce pull over(baby blue et j'm going home)

[@leftiepot]

live show was recorded in 1958... greetz from germany

[@moominpic]

A clue to this is that he is wearing his cardigan and not leathers, which he adopted in UK

[@rossfletcher22]

@dmdsmc73 Looks he flipped the pickup selector switch to "treble!" cool!

[@luisfelixluyoyactayo4369]

Que buena canción, muy rítmica. Gracias Unfairplay. PERÚ.

[@MegaCaliboy13]

GRANDE GENE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@vanshayrapetyan1752]

Theys Stars yeh !!!

[@simonworman7898]

You can see at this point he is still really enjoying his shift. talent to in spades that got finnished to early by the two bad fuels that both have lifted and done in great musicians

[@FramusBar]

Gene Vincents is awesome!!

[@johnchiwilson]

Gene was THE man!

[@daleworrall]

Jimmy Preston,Big Joe Turner,Cochran,E.V.Craddock,Holley,Presley,Berry,J.L.Lewis,Richard it was all fantastic and will never die! The Beatles heard this and wanted to be just like all the other rockers. Yeah they took it to another level but that was also the technolgy and the drugs got better! My all time fav was always Ray Charles. But even if you listen to the earliest Hank Williams or the Delta blues. It's all just 12bar rythm&blues. I read once Lennon kissed J.L.Lewis foot when they met?R&R

[@grossac54]

🎼🎼😘😘👍👍🎸🎸

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

Awesome

[@nilsonsantos8044]

GENE Vincet o verdadeiro Rei do Rock

[@garethwilliams6452]

Totally unique both in music and style. If Putin had found this genius maybe he might have thought "Hey! This rocknroll business is better than me being an asshole"" To late pal,good music and guys with style will always blow away creeps. RIP Mr Vincent.

[@marcdelente2456]

Gêne était un grand pionniers du rock'n'roll et son meilleur ami qui ai mort dans l accident de taxi Eddy cochran son meilleur pote était un rockeur de génie il aurait été loin car il avait une belle voi et était une belle gueule qui comme elvis plaisait aux filles et aux mecs. Gêne fut peiné de la mort de son ami car en tournée ils étaient à l affiche Eddy ou Gène avant ou après pas de rivalité entre eux.

[@RafaelAlivtres]

great version.

[@robertseegers2488]

LONG LIVE R & R

[@halbruu]

its good cause they sounded the same live as they did on record. unlike the shit of today that enhance there music so much they cant do live shows for shiiiit

[@inkey2]

To me the best version of "Roll Over Beethoven" I have ever heard (and I have heard quite a few)....is the Beatles version with George Harrison doing the double tracked lead vocals....the vocal energy just seemed very high on that recording. Although George's lead guitar playing was not that refined yet....there is something really uplifting about the whole recording.....makes ya want to get up and dance

[@theyrekrnations8990]

Chuck Berry does a pretty good version too

[@inkey2]

@@theyrekrnations8990 Berry's is good, and it should, he wrote it, but I like the energy of the George Harrison/Beatles version. The voice is strong due to double tracking and the edge of reverb is just right. Also recording technology had gotten a little better by then.

[@theyrekrnations8990]

@@inkey2 I was tryin to be funny but hey I love George Harrison and the Beatles version . In fact they do a great job on Rock and Roll Music by Berry. Then they do Carl Perkins up real good on Honey Dont and Matchbox. But is kinda cool to listen to the original writers do the songs

[@inkey2]

@@theyrekrnations8990 I'll tell ya I really like The Beatles version of "Some Other Guy (Now)". Lots of energy.

[@luciedidier]

I want to dance so muuuuch when I hear that !!

[@gotamnn1]

j'aime bien son Roll Over Beethoven

[@blackhole990]

seriously... i like them all: jerry lee lewis, eddie cochran, elvis,... but gene is my favourite!

[@bakabana1967]

this is very cool

[@phantompanther648]

They’re doing the rythem correct. Chucks songs all have different break neck rythem.,,.. the chord switching in Beethoven .,,.makes it easier to get.

[@6firebird6]

Sweet Gene Vincent

[@andreameynecke-sd3bb]

So viel Langeweile möchte ich auch haben, Ricky D. Geniessen

[@jayare2620]

Any emerging art shows its intrinsic form worth it first appears --later developments will amplify and distort the original -- Chuck Berry / Gene Vincent sprove that in this iconic performance. YT has done some good and some harm to the culture---bringing clip to this "public" is on the good side of the their ledger.

[@hectorsamko9339]

Gene Vincent , leyenda , qué mala suerte tubo en su vida , contra eso no hay quien pueda , cuánto talento tenía .

[@sealerdave]

I met this guy he was good stop all the piss talkhe died too young plus we met the stones when played for 15 dollars in UK drumsmudge

[@budgethemusicsponge]

@JamesTKirkCobain Actually James you're wrong, he didn't smash his leg up in a motorbike crash. He smashed his leg up in the car crash in which Eddie Cochran died and from which the young driver escaped unharmed.

[@lenormand4967]

budgethemusicsponge NO, YOU'RE WRONG. HE ALMOST LOST HIS LEG AS A VERY YOUNG MAN. HE WAS LATER SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE CAR CRASH.

[@kingcat61]

no elvis was king;gene vincent was the god of rock n roll best regards to you

[@RafaelAlivtres]

After Elvis this was my favorite.

[@robert321ish]

@thomasmantellwilliam Don't care because it is great, best played at loud volume. Love it!!!

[@pinchold]

there is only one Gene - Gene Vincent

[@DickieboyBradders]

Smooth and cool