## The Voice of Post-War Rebellion
Gene Vincent was one of the original wild men of rock and roll. With his band, the Blue Caps, and the hit ‘Be-Bop-A-Lula’, he brought a twitchy, intense energy to the music landscape of the 1950s. He was a man who lived the rock and roll lifestyle to its fullest, but he carried the physical and emotional scars of a life lived at high speed.
## October 12, 1971
At the age of 36, Gene Vincent passed away in a California hospital from a ruptured stomach ulcer. He had been in poor health for years, exacerbated by the pain of a leg injury sustained in the same car crash that killed his friend Eddie Cochran. His death was a tragic conclusion to a life that had burned with a brilliant, desperate flame. The world lost one of its most authentic rock rebels.
## Be-Bop-A-Lula Forever
Gene’s legacy is the very essence of early rock and roll attitude. He influenced everyone from The Beatles to the leaders of the rockabilly revival. His voice, simultaneously fragile and aggressive, remains a benchmark for the genre. Gene Vincent is gone, but the ‘Blue Caps’ spirit he pioneered still vibrates in every leather jacket and every echo-laden vocal. The wild blue gent has found his rest.