Gene Vincent, Mars 1965, Cavern Club Liverpool

Deux titres (What'd I say & Whole lotta shakin' goin' on) interprétés en live depuis la Cavern à Liverpool, pour l'émission TV d'Albert Raisner "Age Tendre et Tête de Bois" en Mars 1965.
[Live from The Cavern in Liverpool for french TV, March 1965. Backed by The Dyaks]

[@fredsherwood9009]

Gene Vincent was a real pioneer of rock, along with his original recording band (legendary Cliff Gallup on guitar!) way back in 1956. Great band behind him at this club in a terrific show, apparently a decade later.

[@Dave-Rough-Diamond-Dunn]

I'd always thought it was Gene yelling and carrying on in the lead breaks, but it was Cliff!

[@johnc.6645]

A true entertainer really could bring the house down. He has been largely forgotten.

[@tattyshoesshigure5731]

Great rocking band Gene has here… love the sax breaks! Gene was a terrific performer, I feel he’s been somewhat overlooked by many R&R historians!

[@alanhodgson6596]

Had football kick around in mathew St with backing group while waiting for the Cavern to open

[@hollywoodjoe123]

GENE VINCENT FOREVERMORE PERIOD !

[@jeffcostello4735]

Gene avait du mérite, il souffrait terriblement de sa jambe inerte. Chouette de revoir Petula jeune, elle était jolie et avait aussi du talent.

[@griswald7156]

Seriously good..

[@rodneyhone2220]

So good to hear

[@johnbilby7844]

Pure raw talent something the music of today lacks , rock on forever gene

[@chrismilbank]

Gene the greatest

[@pauljoseph8691]

Well hot and smoky. He is a mod and really owns this song. Shaking is pretty good too. Adds excitement to it. Thank you Gene again. No wonder he was so loved in the UK

[@2009framat]

Gene Vincent was a rock & roller and no mod at all. Just watch Quadrophenia and there is a scene where a Teddy Boy who admires Gene Vincent is critiziced for it from a mod. Back then it seemed you could not join both sides. Strange but true.

[@stormytempest3907]

@@2009framat Yea great scene, Jimmy's the mods schoolmate, Kevin the Rocker.

[@RandyR]

Far out. Live at the Cavern. He had performed with The Beatles a couple of years later. Amazing talent that died to young.

[@MarcoZucchi81]

He did in 1967???

[@hollywoodjoe123]

The Beatles were on a bill in 1962 with GENE VINCENT - - - -- Randy R. was off with his memory - - @@MarcoZucchi81

[@hollywoodjoe123]

Randy R. , 1962 the Beatles were on the same bill with GENE VINCENT - - not after 1965 -

[@rickrick5041]

Gene Vincent more classics. Always true to the music no matter what

[@christopherwelch136]

Brilliant.

[@alainzilka1018]

Superbes versions, quel talent !

[@stormytempest3907]

Beatles long gone, John's hero on same stage years later, magnificent!

[@jcpjean-claude4446]

comment le public peut il rester aussi statique ?....devant une bombe du rock qui explose sous leurs yeux ! fantastique GENE !!!!!

[@dr40002]

The Beatles played What'd I Say 8 hours straight in one night in the cavern in 1961 the audience fell asleep at the end

[@rosehall7594]

Loved Gene Since his first hit in 1956 here in the USA

[@chuckvincentcochran1027]

No faking.........this is real music !

[@user-dr8xo2fe5z]

事故の後脚を庇いながらシャウトする彼も大好きです!!この時代日本にも来ましたね👍🎉

[@Jefferson1969-u4s]

Astounding

[@nigellewis6279]

There was only One Gene Vincent! never to be again there's no singer I know could do a Tribute Act that says it all Love you Gene God Bless you old Rocker you RIP I bet you and Eddie Cochran are letting rip in Heaven God Bless Both Love Nutty Nige xx

[@redstarboy93]

Gegene ❤

[@spartangreek9245]

Fantastic , pure live ,💖🎶🎶🎸🎸🎸🎶🎶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@59cadcoupe]

Wow, glad this was recorded!!

[@Edward1312]

What I like about this is how manic it is.

[@Edward1312]

It's all in the eyes, the eyes!

[@mauricemartin6419]

That blond girl dancing at 3:30 I believe to be Petula Clark. 5 yrs earlier Gene was in that fatal accident that killed Eddie Cochran in the UK and 6 yrs later Gene would die at the age of 37.

[@jcpjean-claude4446]

excellentissime !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Edward1312]

Definitely an influence on the early Beatles.

[@paulcheton9802]

And Petula Clark in the public. 🙏

[@ralphabetsoup]

Awesome footage.

[@nachomane7989]

¡Gene=Rock...!

[@michaelgeorge8671]

pre there fame THE BEATLES BACKED GENE AT THE CARVERN CLUB.

[@stormytempest3907]

No, genuine mistake thou, Starr club Hamburg Germany, Beatles loved Gene, especially John.

[@MrEddieriff]

great footage. never seen this before.

[@alansevellec3679]

I wonder if there are others gems like that?

[@dr40002]

Petula Clark recorded full Cavern Club one day live but its still in archives Petula recorded it for french tv

[@JukkaRaySkaReinivuo]

yeah Mr Rock and Roll

[@alexanderv7702]

Eddie Cochran kept Gene on a steady keel. Gene missed Eddie, following Eddie's death.

[@guitarmidi]

The backing group was THE DYAKS, an English group.

[@clivesteward1893]

The Dyaks from letchworth down here in Hertfordshire Alan Webb bass guitar Keith Simpson sax

[@alfching2499]

That Looks like Petula Clark at 03:30 enjoying it all.

[@stormytempest3907]

It was.

[@phoatohjoe8281]

I was at this party

[@johnkelly1303]

I was going to the Cavern 3 times a week through 65. I guess this one was invite only so I think I missed it

[@claudiodean6363]

Cool Video

[@pauljoseph8691]

Ray Vincent. Hot. Could be Sounds Incorporated backing. Very tight and driving sound.

[@anilsonmaciel2631]

Vim parar aqui por influência do Raul Seixas , o máximo, agui é Brasil

[@TheMerseySound1]

do you have the full show? Other acts on this show were Gene Vincent, Gerry and the pacemakers, Manfred Mann, The Kinks, Sandie Shaw, Petula Clark and The Clayton Squares

[@StevieDixon]

No, only this part which was broadcasted live on a french TV programme

[@hellobonappetit1657]

No, only this part which was broadcast live on a French TV programme (> Albert Resiner)

[@SandumanSandu]

romania`te`salute.

[@avantill]

Why does He keep looking At the Ceiling ? Bad Habit !

[@stormytempest3907]

John lennon noticed it when gene played in Hamburg at the same time as the , ' boys ', just gene's style, john loved him.

[@TheGrandmasterMan]

That was his style and partly why we are still talking about him 50 years on!!

[@mrjasondylan]

That was his trademark nog being shy lot of charisma and copied by many Jim Morrison Lennon Alvin Stardust Liam Gallagher even named a son after him legend.

[@Flaaaaanders]

Moving pretty fast, look behind Here come the devil doing 99

[@sandsoftime1954]

The stage at the Cavern Club looked like an old bomb shelter or subway tunnel.

[@gilbertdardenne6516]

je suis née le 15 mars 1965

[@markstanley6876]

Audience looked bored. But this was 1965 and he’s singing stuff from 1957. The audience was into The Beatles and the Kinks and the Stones.

[@kevinmcmahon2491]

Dance hall audiences were usually subdued in this era no matter who was performing. It was the pop shows in cinemas and theatres that produced the hysteria.

[@michaelgeorge8671]

i stand corrected *BUT* it is written that he did consider hiring them as his backing group.that would have been when he had money .most of his gig promotors where theives in Europe.

[@mrjasondylan]

Yeh Sharon Osbourne Dad the biggest thief he screwed Gene

[@michaelmckenna6464]

Jason wallace wallace How did that happen? Just curious. Sharon Osborne’s dad may had been a lot of things, many not so flattering but “thief”? Ozzie was only in his teens when Gene Vincent was living in England.

[@mrjasondylan]

@@michaelmckenna6464 look it up

[@Edward1312]

The audience are like statues.

[@lenormand4967]

Tony smith THEY ARE SQUEEZED IN TIGHTLY. CANNOT MOVE MUCH.

[@hellobonappetit1657]

French (things have marginally changed there)

[@dr40002]

The Beatles played What'd I Say 8 hours straight in one night in the cavern in 1961 the audience fell asleep at the end

[@TheBim1987]

Who's the backing group? Is it The Echoes?

[@StevieDixon]

I was told (a long time ago) they were The Dyaks (but I don't know anything about them…)

[@TheBim1987]

Me neither, but Thank You for your reply.

[@StevieDixon]

I think it's what's written in Derek Henderson book (eminent british GV specialist…)

[@johnstill9490]

I'm not too sure, but could it have been "Sounds Incorporated"?

[@StevieDixon]

I first thought they were the Sound Incorporated, but I was told they were The Dyaks, according to the connaisseurs. Don't ask me who The Dyaks were…

[@gil23456789]

I would've love to see Petula Clark sing "I know a place" (in French) on this same occasion (1965-01-31) ; could you download it for me ? Thanks... J'aurais bien aimé voir Pétula Clark chanter "Viens avec moi" à cette même occasion (1965-01-31) ; pourriez-vous le mettre en ligne pour moi ? Merci...

[@StevieDixon]

Désolé, mais je n'ai que la séquence Gene Vincent (qui était en direct sur une émission de Mars et non Janvier 65). Voir avec l'INA peut-être…?

[@gil23456789]

Merci quand même... et tu as raison, c'est bien le 65-03-31 et non 65-01-31 que ces artistes ont paru à l'émission "Tête de bois et tendres années* (ORTF)" - enregistrée au Club "the Cavern" à Liverpool, avec Petula Clark, Sandie Shaw, Manfred Mann, Gerry & the Pacemakers et Gene Vincent... [ * : l'émission "Âge tendre et têtes de bois" (nommée en l'honneur d'une chanson de Bécaud) venait d'être rebaptisée "Têtes de bois et tendres années", le 65-01-13 ]

[@StevieDixon]

C'est cela même ! Bravo pour toutes ces précisions… Mais seule l'apparition de Gene m'avait vraiment bouleversé (j'étais en terminale et un ou deux amis de la classe avaient ressenti ça aussi) et c'est pour ça que j'ai voulu retrouver la vidéo puis la faire partager.

[@j1bc]

Is that Petula Clark dancing at the front?

[@jimmy59ca2001]

the beatles copied gene and started shaking their heads when singing

[@389383]

Good thing that they didn't look up at the ceiling and instead made eye contact with their fans.

[@chetcarman3530]

Sorry, but it looks like the audience is mostly not connecting with Sweet Gene. By 65, the Cavern crowd following The Beatles explosion had largely gone more Mod & were no longer fans of the Rocker/leather boy/greaser 50s style of Gene Vincent & others of the ilk. The filmmakers even had to insert clips of polite teens in seats applauding from some other situation or film clip -- not at The Cavern at all. Sad, because the very man who had inspired John Lennon and loved be The Beatles (and me!!!) was being virtually rejected by Beatles fans. The big change had happened, Beatlemania was peaking and Rockers like Gene Vincent were yesterday's news. 😢

[@lenparis6237]

......probably, gene peeked at th gals, once in a while........

[@marcdelente2456]

ya petula clarck qui si croi un peu de trop . Gêne vincent est génial mais fin 69 70 et jusqu' à ça mort il connaître une carrière déclinante a force d alcool .

[@paulfitzpatrick954]

Audience act like Muppets. Seen more life in a funeral home LOL

[@rockyruane9379]

Drug induced goodness

[@cockfart69]

He looks like Moe from The Three Stooges.

[@lenormand4967]

Valdez Mescalito YOU NEED GLASSES.