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"Race with the Devil examines Vincent's breakneck life of heady extremes. Signed by Capitol Records as the next Elvis, the poor boy from Norfolk, Virginia, enjoyed meteoric success with his hit "Be-Bop-A-Lula" and popular follow-up sides.
Proto-punk Vincent's earthy, delinquent rocker posture ultimately proved unpalatable, however, to a middle-class America singing along with the sanitized offerings of Fabian and Ricky Nelson, so in 1959 Vincent moved to England, finding his most enthusiastic audiences across Europe.
His leather-clad, street-tough persona and raucous rockabilly stylings met with instant acclaim; Vincent quickly became a revered hero of teenaged England and the idol of aspiring musicians like John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Jeff Beck." "Race with the Devil digs deeply into the devastating personal struggles that darkened Vincent's life at nearly every turn."--BOOK JACKET.
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Biography, Singers, Rock musicians, Singers, biography, Rock musicians, biography, Rock musicians, united statesPeople
Gene Vincent (1935-1971)Places
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Race with the Devil: Gene Vincent's Life in the Fast Lane
August 19, 2000, St. Martin's Minotaur
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Race with the devil: Gene Vincent's life in the fast lane
2000, St. Martin's Press
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"THE GLEAMING TRIUMPH TIGER WAS TOUGH, A REAL BRANDO beast, a "whatcha-rebelling-against-Johnny-whatcha-got?""
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