Crazy Times

Gene Vincent

He was the original wild man of rock and roll, complete with leather jacket and slicked back hair, and at one point considered a serious rival to Elvis Presley. Much of his reputation was made on the back of one major hit single, but the image lasted considerably longer.

He was to enjoy just one hit album in Britain, Crazy Times hitting #12 in July 1960 and also giving rise to the hit single She She Little Sheila, which hit #22, but while the hits themselves weren’t major their impact was, ensuring Gene Vincent a place at the rockabilly top table.