jaxson50 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 I stumbled across this rare footage of Gene Vincent shortly after the car crash he was in that killed Eddie Cochran, He was the original punk rocker, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 (edited) I can't even play when I am sitting down and concentrating. How in the hell do you play jumping around like you are being attacked by fire ants. They were ripping it up. Edited December 17, 2020 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 With great care.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 Or drunk or high on something! Those were the days, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanHenry Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Those blokes really did know how to rock back then. A stark contrast to most of todays "pop" music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvi Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 him and Link Wray... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 Gene lived a tough life, balls out as they say, Ritchie Blackmore played with him for a short while, in 1963, so he may be in this video, Gene' s alcohol problem ended that band, he famously fired several shots at Garry Glitter , unfortunately he missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 10 hours ago, jaxson50 said: Gene lived a tough life, balls out as they say, Ritchie Blackmore played with him for a short while, in 1963, so he may be in this video, Gene' s alcohol problem ended that band, he famously fired several shots at Garry Glitter , unfortunately he missed. Neither of the two guys playing guitar look like a young Blackmore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 Here is a video of the Outlaws with Blackmoore from the same era Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 (edited) I think from all accounts Gene was more of a drinker; after the accident he was in constant pain from his leg, and so became dependent on painkillers with the alcohol. He also carried a gun, as jaxson says. This tribute by Ian Dury (another who is now gone, alas) is epic and evocative - Edited December 19, 2020 by jdgm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 He was in a motorcycle crash in 1955, while on leave, doctors wanted to amputate his left leg, he refused to allow them to do that, he had just reenlisted in the Navy, (used his reenlistment bonus to buy a Triumph mc), he was released from the Navy on a medical discharge. He wore a metal brace on his leg for the rest of his life, and was in great pain, that brace was the reason he leaned on the mic stand so much, Then on December 15, 1960, the hired cab he and Cochran were riding in crashed, further injuring his leg and breaking several ribs and collar bone. Cochran died a few days later, Gene never really got over that, emotionally or physically. His influence on rock and roll is undeniable. Someone should do a biopic about him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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