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  • Dec 19, 1956
    Gene Vincent's "Be-Bop-A-Lula" is one of 14 musical performances in the Jayne Mansfield movie "The Girl Can't Help It," which debuts in theaters. Also performing: Eddie Cochran, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Bobby Troup and The Platters
    Jun 19, 1957
    Gene Vincent records the pop hit "Lotta Lovin'" at the Capitol Tower in Los Angeles with a band that includes Buck Owens
    Nov 17, 1957
    Gene Vincent makes his first TV appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show." Traditional pop vocalist Georgia Gibbs also guests, performing "Great Balls Of Fire"
    Apr 27, 1959
    Gene Vincent's girlfriend, Darlene Hicks, delivers their daughter, Melody Jean Vincent, in Anchorage, Alaska
    Feb 20, 1960
    A riot breaks out when teen fans storm the stage during a Gene Vincent/Eddie Cochran concert at Caird Hall in Dundee, England
    Apr 16, 1960
    Eddie Cochran performs "Summertime Blues" live for the final time in Bristol, England, where he shares a concert bill with Gene Vincent. Cochran dies the following day in an automobile accident
    Apr 17, 1960
    A car taking Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent to the London Airport crashes, killing Cochran, breaking Vincent's collarbone and breaking "Poor Little Fool" songwriter Sharon Sheeley's pelvis
    May 3, 1960
    Gene Vincent performs at the Liverpool Stadium in England. In attendance: future Beatles John Lennon and Paul McCartney
    Jun 12, 1960
    Gene Vincent cancels a tour of Great Britain, saying he's received a telegram that his 18-month-old daughter has died from pneumonia. His story is fabricated
    Oct 8, 1962
    Five years after renouncing it, Little Richard blasts back to rock & roll, performing the future country hit "Lucille" during a show at the Gaumont Theater in Dorcaster, England. The bill also features Sam Cooke and emcee Gene Vincent

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