"Which fellow rocker, whose biggest hit was ""Be-Bop-A-Lula"", survived the car crash which killed Eddie Cochrane in 1960?"
Be-Bop-A-Lula Be-Bop-A-Lula "Be-Bop-A-Lula" is a rockabilly song first recorded in 1956 by Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps. The writing of the song is credited to Gene Vincent and his manager, Bill "Sheriff Tex" Davis. Evidently the song originated in 1955, when Vincent was recuperating from a motorcycle accident at the US Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia. There, he met Donald Graves, who supposedly wrote the words to the song while Vincent wrote the tune. (Cf. "Money Honey" by the Drifters, 1953). The song came to the attention of Davis, who allegedly bought out Graves' rights to the song for some
Be-Bop-A-Lula in the opening of Dire Straits' 1985 hit "Walk of Life" as one of the great "oldies, goldies". Italian DJ and TV personality Red Ronnie (a.k.a. Gabriele Anzaloni) named his first and long-running TV show after the song, also using Vincent's performance in the film "The Girl Can't Help It" as the signature tune of the show (accompanied by cartoonist Bonvi's Sturmtruppen-inspired animations). The song features in the soundtrack of Jack Smith's infamous avant-garde film, "Flaming Creatures" (1963). A cover version of the song by Chris Cawte appears in the animated film "Planet 51." Be-Bop-A-Lula "Be-Bop-A-Lula" is a rockabilly song