Episode 41: “Be-Bop-A-Lula” by Gene Vincent and the Bluecaps

from A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs · host Andrew Hickey

Episode forty-one of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Be-Bop-A-Lula” by Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps, and how Vincent defined for many what a rock and roll star was. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. Patreon backers also have a ten-minute bonus episode available, on “Smokestack Lightning” by Howlin’ Wolf. (more…)

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