Cliff Gallup, lead guitarist for Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps, is born in Norfolk, Virginia.
Jack Neal, bassist for Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps, is born in St. Brides, Virginia.
Bobby Jones, bassist for Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps, is born in Greenville, South Carolina.
Willie Williams, rhythm guitarist for Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps, is born in Millinocket, Maine.
Johnny Meeks, lead guitarist for Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps, is born in Laurens, South Carolina.
Paul Peek, backup vocalist and rhythm guitarist for Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps, is born in High Point, North Carolina.
Tommy Facenda, backup vocalist for Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps, is born in Portsmouth, Virginia.
Dickie Harrell, drummer for Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps, is born in Portsmouth, Virginia.
Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps record "Be-Bop-A-Lula" in Nashville. It is released as the B-side of the single "Woman Love."
Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps give their first live performance, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
"Be-Bop-A-Lula," by Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps, enters the Top Forty, where it will rise to #7. The song peaks at #16 in the U.K.
Bluejean Bop!, the first album by Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps, is released.
The Girl Can’t Help It, a comedy film featuring a cast of rock and roll performers that includes Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps, is released.
Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps, the rockabilly legends’ second album for Capitol Records, is released.
"Lotta Lovin'," by Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps, enters the singles chart, where it will peak at #13.
Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps’ third and final U.S. hit, "Dance to the Bop," peaks at #23 after he performs it on The Ed Sullivan Show.
Gene Vincent Rocks! And the Blue Caps Roll, the rockabilly group’s third album – and last to feature the Blue Caps - is released.
Cliff Gallup, lead guitarist for Gene Vincent and the Caps, dies of a heart attack in Chesapeake, Virginia. He is fifty-eight years old.
Willie Williams, rhythm guitarist for Gene Vincent and the Caps, dies from an accidental gunshot injury at home in Bradenton, Florida. He is sixty-three years old.
Paul Peek, backup vocalist and rhythm guitarist for Gene Vincent and the Caps, dies of cirrhosis of the liver at home in Lithonia, Georgia. He is sixty-three years old.
Jack Neal, bassist for Gene Vincent and the Caps, dies at home in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He is eighty years old.
The Blue Caps are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the 27th annual induction dinner. Smokey Robinson is their presenter.
