Gene Vincent

Gene Vincent biography

Music

• Ian Dury - "Sweet Gene Vincent", from New Boots and Panties!! (1977)
• Havana 3 a.m. - "Blue Gene Vincent"
• Johnny Carroll - "Black Leather Rebel"
• Robert Gordon - "The Catman" on his album Rock Billy Boogie
• Stray Cats - "Gene and Eddie" on their album Blast Off!.

Movies

• Early in the movie, Quadrophenia, Kevin, played by Ray Winstone, sings "Be-Bop-A-Lula" in the bathtub.
• In the 2003 movie, The Singing Detective, Robert Downey Jr, sings "In My Dreams", "Important Words" and "Woman Love"
• "Be-Bop-A-Lula" appears in the 1990 movie, Wild at Heart; one of the main characters is named Lula.

Bibliography

• Britt Hagarty: The Day The World Turned Blue Blandford Press (1984) ISBN 07137153316
• Susan Vanhecke: Race With the Devil: Gene Vincent's Life in the Fast Lane. Saint Martin's Press (2000) ISBN 0-312-26222-1
• Steven Mandich: Sweet Gene Vincent (The Bitter End) Orange Syringe Publications. (2002) 1000 Printed. ISBN 0-9537626-0-2
• Mick Farren: Gene Vincent. There's One In Every Town The Do-Not Press (2004) ISBN 1-904316-37-9
• John Collis: Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran, Rock 'N' Roll Revolutionaries Virgin Books (2004) ISBN 1-85227-193-0
• Derek Henderson: Gene Vincent, A Companion Spent Brothers Productions (2005) ISBN 0-9519416-7-4 (NB contains an extensive Bibliography on Gene Vincent)

References

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