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Gene Vincent
Vincent in 1957
Born
Vincent Eugene Craddock

(1935-02-11)February 11, 1935
DiedOctober 12, 1971(1971-10-12) (aged 36)
Cause of deathinternal haemorrhage and heart failure
Occupation(s)singer, songwriter
Spouse
Ruth Ann Hand
(m. 1956; div. 1956)
Darlene Hicks
(m. 1958; div. 1961)
Margaret Russell
(m. 1963; div. 1965)
Jackie Frisco
(m. 1966)
[1]
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1955–1971
Labels
Military service
Allegiance United States
Service/branch Navy
Years of service1952–1955
Rank Seaman
Battles/warsKorean War
Awards Good Conduct Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Korean Service Medal
United Nations Medal
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation[2]

"Gene Vincent was never huge, but in many ways he's the biggest." Lux Interior. The History Of Rock 1980

"And guess I'd do It all again if I were young enough- well, most of it. I'd certainly go along with being a Rock 'n' Roll singer, but Korea?" Record-Mirror-1976-02-28

  1. ^ "Gene Vincent - Universal Music France". February 7, 2021. Archived from the original on February 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "TogetherWeServed - Gene Vincent, SN". February 7, 2021. Archived from the original on February 7, 2021.