On May 4, 1956, some kids from Norfolk, Virginia, walked into a house in a quiet part of Nashville, Tennessee, and changed the world. It was on that day when “Be-Bop-A-Lula” was recorded by Gene ...

The important thing about the concert held in the Norfolk, Va., municipal auditorium in September 1955 wasn’t so much who was onstage — a pretty boy named Elvis Presley — but who was in the audience: ...

Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps released "Be-Bop-A-Lula" today, June 5, in 1956. 47 years ago today, Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps released the rockabilly classic "Be-Bop-A-Lula" on the Capitol ...

Joe Hoppel may work at a country radio station, but 42 years ago he was witness to rock ‘n’ roll history. The WCMS-FM (100.5) morning jock was employed at that same Norfolk station in April 1956 when ...

Dickie “Be-Bop” Harrell was the original drummer for Gene Vincent’s Blue Caps. His restrained brush playing and background screams on Vincent’s first and most famous hit, “Be-Bop-A-Lula,” gave that ...