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Gene Vincent
Vincent in 1957
Born	Vincent Eugene Craddock (1935-02-11)February 11, 1935 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Died	October 12, 1971(1971-10-12) (aged 36) Newhall, California, US
Cause of death	internal 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)​
Musical career
Genres	rock and roll rockabilly country blues
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Years active	1955–1971
Labels	Capitol Columbia Dandelion Kama Sutra
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	Navy
Years of service	1952–1955
Rank	Seaman
Battles / wars	Korean War
Awards	Good Conduct Medal National Defense Service Medal Korean Service Medal United Nations Medal Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation

"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

the author fails to explain why Vincent could go on doing pretty successful tours around the world, while in the same time having an almost disastrous record on the charts : in the USA, he charted 5 times only, twice in the top 20, in GB, where he was more successful, he had 4 top 20 hits, never entering the top 10