235 Gene Vincent (1935-1971) and his Blue Caps “Be-Bop-A-Lula” 1956

A disabling motorcycle accident ended his career in the navy. Five years later, he was in a car wreck that killed Eddie Cochran, “his mentor and best friend at a point when his career and personal life had begun to look up again” (American National Biography).

Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps “Be-Bop-A-Lula”