On this Day in Rock and Roll History - June 5 1956 Gene Vincent's "Be-Bop-A-Lula" is released in America where it will reach #5 and sell over a million copies. Although he never quite matched that success, his 1957 releases, "Lotta Lovin'" reached #13 and "Dance to the Bop" climbed to #23. Vincent died in 1971 at the age of 36 of a seizure brought on by a bleeding ulcer. | Johnny Rock and Roll Radio

Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps "Be Bop a Lula" 1956 Capitol Records #CliffGallup (lead guitar), "Wee" #WillieWilliams (rhythm guitar), "Jumpin'" #JackNeal (double bass), Dickie "Be Bop" #Harrell (drums | Rockabilly Italia

Gene Vincent Biography | 1950s MUSIC