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Gene Vincent: Born To Be A Rollin' Stone The Challenge Sessions 1966-68

Tim Tooher, Rev-Ola Records, July 2007

SOMETIMES THE BEST things in life are the simplest things. Gene Vincent kept things simple. He had no airs and graces. No pretensions. He sang songs that were what they appeared. And Gene Vincent could sing. He could sing like nobody's business. He could sing songs of sexual threat so potent they shouldn't be played before night falls. He could sing ballads in a voice so gossamer-fine it'd make angels cry. He could sing country songs so sweet and pure he'd break your heart. He sang twelve songs for Challenge Records. Twelve songs that show Gene at the top of his game.

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