TV documentary (1969): “Gene Vincent – Rock & Roll Singer”
I recently discovered this BBC TV documentary about the late rock & roller’s British tour of that year. It’s a fascinating and sad picture of the man who a decade previously was a huge star, riding his classic hit “Be Bop a Lula” to the top of the charts. In the film, he plays tiny clubs and small halls, struggling to get paid. (One commenter aptly described the setting as “the rough end of the music biz in the raw”). He comes across as someone tolerant of the circumstances he’s found himself in, doing all he knows how to do, … Continue reading