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    • Aug 17, 1990
    Billy Swan has a performance scene as the movie "Wild At Heart" debuts. The picture features Gene Vincent's "Be-Bop-A-Lula," plus star Nicolas Cage singing the Elvis Presley songs "Love Me" and "Love Me Tender"
    Feb 15, 1991
    The John Goodman comedy "King Ralph" opens in theaters, with the Gene Vincent classic "Be-Bop-A-Lula" providing background music for a key scene
    Mar 7, 1997
    The Time-Life album "Rock & Roll Era: 1956" is certified gold by the RIAA. It includes Gene Vincent's "Be-Bop-A-Lula," Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes" and Sonny James' "Young Love," plus Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Ray Charles and Ivory Joe Hunter
    Jan 12, 1998
    Gene Vincent, The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac and "Southern Nights" songwriter Allen Toussaint are inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame during a ceremony at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
    Oct 13, 1998
    Sony releases the "Pleasantville" soundtrack, featuring Elvis Presley's "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear," Gene Vincent's "Be-Bop-A-Lula" and Buddy Holly's "Rave On," plus music by Miles Davis, Fiona Apple and Randy Newman
    Oct 23, 1998
    "Pleasantville," starring Reese Witherspoon and Toby Maguire, debuts. On the soundtrack are Elvis Presley's "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" and Gene Vincent's "Be-Bop-A-Lula," plus music by Buddy Holly, Fiona Apple and Randy Newman
    Dec 7, 1998
    The Time-Life album "Rock & Roll Era: 1956" is certified platinum by the RIAA. The album features Sonny James' "Young Love," Gene Vincent's "Be-Bop-A-Lula" and Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes," plus music by Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Ray Charles and Ivory Joe Hunter
    Feb 24, 1999
    Gene Vincent's "Be-Bop-A-Lula," Jerry Lee Lewis' "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On," Jim Reeves' "He'll Have To Go" and Ray Price's "Crazy Arms" enter the Grammy Hall of Fame, along with the original versions of "Lonely Teardrops," "Only You (And You Alone)," "Summertime Blues" and "Johnny B. Goode"
    Jan 15, 2001
    Gene Vincent's introduction of leather stage clothing and alcohol to rock & roll ranks at #33 on the British NME.com's list of the Top 100 Rock Moments of All-Time
    Mar 14, 2003
    The Country Music Foundation issues "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." Among the rockabilly titles on the list: Gene Vincent's "Be-Bop-A-Lula" and Billy Lee Riley's "Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll"
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