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Gene Vincent

1935 - 1971

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Vincent Eugene Craddock (February 11, 1935 – October 12, 1971), known as Gene Vincent, was an American rock and roll musician who pioneered the style of rockabilly. His 1956 top ten hit with his backing band the Blue Caps, "Be-Bop-a-Lula", is considered a significant early example of rockabilly. His chart career was brief, especially in his home country of the US, where he notched three top 40 hits in 1956 and 1957, and never charted in the top 100 again. In the UK, he was a somewhat bigger star, racking up eight top 40 hits from 1956 to 1961. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Gene Vincent is the 463rd most popular singer (down from 343rd in 2024), the 2,878th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,987th in 2019) and the 153rd most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Gene Vincent ranks 463 out of 4,381. Before him are Željko Bebek, Salomé, Iva Zanicchi, Perry Como, Alizée, and Théo Sarapo. After him are Neil Tennant, Joey Tempest, Omara Portuondo, Senesino, Miguel Bosé, and Bill Withers.

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Among people born in 1935, Gene Vincent ranks 122. Before him are Vladislav Volkov, Julian Glover, Michael Walzer, Judd Hirsch, Fabio Cudicini, and Terry Riley. After him are Nikos Sampson, Peter Boyle, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Orlando Peçanha, Lyudmila Chernykh, and Yola Ramírez. Among people deceased in 1971, Gene Vincent ranks 68. Before him are Reinhold Niebuhr, Shunryū Suzuki, T. V. Soong, Paul Lukas, Viktor Patsayev, and Margaret Bourke-White. After him are Nora Stanton Barney, Hermann Ehrhardt, John W. Campbell, Dita Parlo, Pedro Rodríguez, and József Zakariás.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gene Vincent ranks 2,878 out of 20,380. Before him are Billy Dee Williams (1937), Ray Harryhausen (1920), Margaret Bourke-White (1904), Sonny Boy Williamson I (1914), William A. Wheeler (1819), and Joel Hastings Metcalf (1866). After him are Gordon Scott (1926), Julia Ann (1969), Henry King (1886), John McTiernan (1951), Harold Rainsford Stark (1880), and Frances Arnold (1956).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Gene Vincent ranks 153. Before him are Jerry Butler (1939), Cab Calloway (1907), Tim McGraw (1967), Carly Simon (1945), Nile Rodgers (1952), and Perry Como (1912). After him are Bill Withers (1938), CeeLo Green (1974), GZA (1966), Lil Jon (1971), Benny Blanco (1988), and Ariana Grande (1993).

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