GENE SUMMERS

GENE SUMMERS

un des pionner des fifties peu connu et surtout malgré son immense talent n'a jamais atteint le sommet ,dont il a tant reve !!!!

Ne à DALLAS en 1939,il passe sa jeunesse dans le SUD profond à survivre,comme beaucoup à l'époque .
Peu apres le chamboulement musicale de 1954,GENE découvre ELVIS -PERKINS etc et bien sur c'est le choc .En 1957 il décide de ce lancer vraiment a fond dans le métier .Il cree un groupe THE DIXIE REBELS .En effet apres avoir été diplomé à DUNCAUVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (TEXAS),il se retrouve au ARLINGHTON STATE COLLEGE (université) .3 membres du groupe va etre issu de cette universite :

GENE SUMMERS guitare chant +JAMES Mc CLUNG soliste +GARY MOON batterie completé par BONNY WILLIAMS bassiste .Fin 57 ils décochent leur premier engagement professionnel au COUNTRY PICNIC SHOW,sur la station KRLD -TV à DALLAS .Lors de ce passage ils sont remarqués par le parolier JED TARRVER .Ce dernier va faire en sorte de faire signer le band à JAN RECORDS,nouveau label de THOMAS H FLEEGER,qui va d'ailleur tres vite les signer .Le premier single sort le 3 MARS 1958 -- SCHOOL OF ROCK N ROLL ++ STRAIGHT SKIRT ( jan 11-100) .Pour les premieres session on va adjoindre au groupe un pianiste .2 super rockab assez lourd dans le rythme,ce qui est génial car tres en contaste avec la voix claire de SUMMERS .
Le 28 juillet 58 sort : NERVOUS ++ GOTTA LOTTA THAT (jan 11-102) encore de tres bonne envole,titres tres accrocheur et pourtant ????
SEPTEMBRE 58 sort le 3e opus : TWIXTEEN ++ I LL NEVER BE LONELY (jan 11-106) la aussi des tubes fort normalement .
Apres cela il va ce faire un NOM et apparaitre avec énormement de STARS de l'époque à la télévision comme en live(BOBBY DARIN - FATS DOMINO - JERRY LEE LEWIS -CAR PERKINS -RONNIE HAWKINS -JOHNNY CARROLL - BIG JOE TURNER -SID KING et jen passe) .GENE VINCENT dira de lui, :il ne fait aucun doute que GENE va devenir une grande vedette .
Son style pour ainsi dire unique ,sa voix plus que plaisante,un physique avantageux MAIS peut etre par manque de chance,mauvais choix de carrière ,pas de" managment"serieux ,SA CARRIERE NE DECOLLE PAS AU NIVEAU NATIONAL !!!!!

Apres avoir quitté JAN RECORDS,il enregistre pour CHESS en 1960 puis ALTA RECORDS 1962, LAFAYETTE EN 1962, DONNY BROOK 1963 , CAPRI 1964, JAMIE etc etc....Enormenent de changement car les titres ne vont pas "faire d etincelles" .Encore des revers mais qui n'entame en rien le moral de GENE !
Il va produire quelques enregistrements dans les annees 70,meme sur un pseudonyme en 1977 (TEARDROPS) .
Des compilations vont sortir,une tres bonne en 1994 SCHOOL OF ROCK N ROLL, ROCKABOOGIE SHAKE en 1999 qui vont assez bien ce vendre enfin à son niveau !!
Dans les annees 80 et 90,revival donc TOURNEES,ilva ce produire partout et ce faire découvrir en EUROPE .
Il n'a pas néglige les affaires a l'oppose de beaucoup de ROCKERS,investissant dans la propriété,mettant sa famille a l'abris .
Il est introduit au ROCKABILLY HALL OF FAME en 1997 (belle reconnaissance) .Au SOUTHERN LEGENDS ENTERTAINMENT et PERFORMING ARTS HALL OF FAME en 2005 .
2008, 50 ANS qu il a enregistre a JAN RECORDS -D apres les dires IL NE DESESPERE PAS DE FAIRE UNE GRANDE CARRIERE .
SOUHAITANT LUI LE !!!!
merci a lui d avoir exister et que DIEU nous le preserve encore longtemps ....

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JAN 11-100	GENE SUMMERS & HIS REBELS	School Of Rock 'n Roll / Straight Skirt (a-side Canadian Chart #43 on Apr 28, 1958)	3/1958 US
JAN 11-102	GENE SUMMERS & HIS REBELS	Nervous / Gotta Lotta That	7/1958 US
JAN 11-106	GENE SUMMERS & HIS REBELS	Twixteen / I'll Never Be Lonely	9/1958 US
JANE 102	GENE SUMMERS & HIS REBELS	Nervous / Gotta Lotta That	10/1958 US
APEX 9-76306	GENE SUMMERS & HIS REBELS	Nervous / Gotta Lotta That	1958 CAN
JANE 106	GENE SUMMERS & HIS REBELS	Twixteen / I'll Never Be Lonely	1/1959 US
CHESS 1773	BILL SMITH COMBO (feat. Gene Summers:vcl)	Lonely / Heartbreak Hotel	1960 US
ALTA 104	GENE SUMMERS	You Said You Loved Me / Tomorrow	2/1962 US
ALTA 106	GENE SUMMERS	Dance, Dance, Dance / Juke Box Memories	5/1962 US
LAFAYETTE 645T-2543	GENE SUMMERS	Almost 12 O'Clock / Chapel Bells Ringing	1962 US
DONNYBROOK D 556	GENE SUMMERS WITH THE TOM TOMS	Big Blue Diamond / You Said You Loved Me	10/1963 US
CAPRI 502	GENE SUMMERS WITH THE TOM TOMS	Blue Diamond / You Said You Love Me	2/1964 US
JAMIE 1273	GENE SUMMERS WITH THE TOM TOMS	Big Blue Diamond / You Said You Loved Me	3/1964 US
CAPRI 507	GENE SUMMERS	Alabama Shake / Just Because	6/1964 US
SHANE 47-1/2	JAC AND JAY WITH THE TOM TOMS	Peanut Butter / Monkey's Uncle	8/1964 US
CAPRI 513	GENE SUMMERS	My Year Book / Jack & Jill's New House	4/1965 US
TEAR DROP 3211	GENE SUMMERS	Cloudy Day / World Of Illusion	4/1966 US
DONNYBROOK 557	GENE SUMMERS	My Picture / Hey My Baby	5/1966 US
CHARAY C-47	GENE SUMMERS	The Clown / Green Eyed Monster	7/1966 US
MERCURY 72606	GENE SUMMERS	The Clown / Green Eyed Monster	9/1966 US
SOFT S-1005	GENE SUMMERS	The Loser / Look Alike Baby	9/1966 US
SOFT S-1005	GENE SUMMERS	The Loser / Sweet Thing	9/1966 US
MARIDENE M-106	GENE SUMMERS	The Waltz You Saved For Me / Big Blue Diamond	1966 US
DOMINO S-101	GENE SUMMERS	Who Stole The Marker (From The Grave Of Bonnie Parker) / The Table On My Right	6/1968 US
DOMINO 104	GENE SUMMERS & THE PLATINUM FOG	When Love Calls / The Young Voices Of Children	1970 US
MARIDENE M-110	GENE SUMMERS	Hot Pants / Sometimes	1971 US
W&G ?	GENE SUMMERS	Hot Pants / The Young Voice Of Children	1971 AUS
BLACK JACK 4023 (p/s)	GENE SUMMERS	I've Had It / Wine Wine Wine	197? BEL
DOMINO D-111	GENE SUMMERS	A Man Can Cry / (She Was) Dressed Fit To Kill	1975 US
FRONTROW 101	RICKY RINGSIDE (=Gene Summers) (a) / THE FABULOUS CAPRIS (b)	The Ballad Of Moon Dog Mayne / The Moon Dog Walk (b-side is 1971 recording)	1976 US
TEARDROP 3405 (1-sided promo)	GENE SUMMERS	Goodbye Priscilla (Bye Bye Blue Baby) / - (promo copies have erroneous subtitle)	1977 US
TEARDROP 3405	GENE SUMMERS	Goodbye Priscilla (Bye Bye Baby Blue) / Down On The Farm	1977 US
RECORD MART RMA-1025	GENE SUMMERS	School Of Rock'n'Roll / Straight Skirt (reissue)	1977 UK
LECAM LC-34	GENE SUMMERS & CROSSFIRE	Do You Think I'm Sexy / The Clown	1979 US
COUNTRY DISCO RECORDS 1221	GENE SUMMERS & DEA	Do You Think I'm Sexy / The Clown

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ROXY ROX-EP-4 (p/s)	SCHOOL OF ROCK'N'ROLL School Of Rock'n'roll / Straight Skirt / Gotta Lotta That / Nervous	19??
NORTON EP-061 (p/s)	GENE SUMMERS & THE REBELS: RECORD DATE Fancy Dan / Nervous / Twixteen / Gotta Lotta That	1997 US
ROLLERCOASTER RCEP 127 (p/s)	SCHOOL OF ROCK'N'ROLL School Of Rock'n'Roll / Straight Skirt / Fancy Dan / Nervou

LAKE COUNTY LP 502	THE SOUTHERN CAT ROCKS ON (LP) Spoken Introduction / Almost 12 O'Clock / Wine Wine Wine / Chapel Bells Ringing / Leroy / Lover Please / Who Stole The Marker From The Grave Of Bonnie Parker / Dance Dance Dance / Mad Mad World / Good Rockin' Tonight / Memphis / Long Tall Texan / Fannie Mae	1975 SWI
LAKE COUNTY LP 504	MISTER ROCK AND ROLL (LP) Mister Rock And Roll / As Long As I Have You / Down On The Farm / You Need My Love / I Got A Baby / A Man Can Cry / Cool Baby / I've Had It / You're Gonna' Be Sorry / Taboo / Rockin' Daddy / Big Blue Diamonds	1977 SWI
STAR-CLUB/JAN 33-8011	THE TEXAN REBEL - ROCK A BOOGIE SHAKE (LP) Rockaboogie Shake / School Of Rock'n'Roll / Gotta Lotta That / Alabama Shake / Straight SKirts / Twixteen / Nervous / Baby Are You Kiddin' / Dance, Dance, Dance / Wine, Wine, Wine / Mister Rock'n'Roll / I've Had It / You're Gonna Be Sorry / Big Blue Diamonds / The Rebel - Johnny Yuma / Honey Hush	1980 SWE
BIG BEAT BB 807	TEXAS ROCK & ROLL (10" LP) Wine Wine Wine / Leroy / Who Stole The Marker From The Grave Of Bonnie Parker / Mad Mad World / I've Had It / Mister Rock And Roll / I Got A Baby / A Man Can Cry / Rockin' Daddy / Big Blue Diamonds	1980 FRA
BIG BEAT BBR 0011	IN NASHVILLE (10" LP) Mystery Train / I Will Rock And Roll With You / Put Your Cat Clothes On / Blue Monday / Walk On By / / Singing The Blues / Big River / Tennessee Saturday Night / Today I Started Loving You Again / I Still Miss Someone	1981 FRA
WHITE LABEL WLP 8826	EARLY ROCKING RECORDINGS (ROCKIN’ WITH GENE SUMMERS) (LP) School Of Rock 'N Roll / Floppin' / Nervous / Alabama Shake / Loco Cat / Turnip Greens / Trying To Get To You / Straight Skirt / Hey My Baby / Gotta Lotta That / I'll Never Be Lonely / Twixteen / Suzie Q / Be-Bop-A-Lula	1981 HOL
CHARLY CRM 2027	DANCE DANCE DANCE (LP) Put Your Cat Clothes On / Rockin' Daddy / Dance, Dance, Dance / Leroy / Cool Baby / Big Blue Diamonds / You Need My Love / I've Had It / Tennessee Saturday Night / Down On The Farm / I Got A Baby / Wine, Wine, Wine / Blue Monday / Mad, Mad World / You're Gonna Be Sorry / I Will Rock & Roll With You	1981 UK
SUNROCK SPLP 841	GENE SUMMERS WITH RED HOT MAX & THE CATS: LIVE IN SCANDINAVIA (LP) Rip It Up / Back In The USA / Rockabilly Rebel / Almost 12 O'Clock / Rockin' Daddy / School Of Rock'n'Roll / Hoy Hoy Hoy / Be-Bop-A-Lula / Baby, Let's Play House / High School Confidential / Boppin' The Blues / School Of Rock'n'Roll / Good Rockin' Tonight / Speedin' Banks	1983 SWE
COLLECTOR CLCD 4420	SCHOOL OF ROCK AND ROLL (CD) School Of Rock 'N Roll/Straight Skirt/Nervous/Gotta Lotta That/Twixteen/I'll Never Be Lonely/Dance, Dance, Dance/Almost 12 O'Clock/Alabama Shake/Wine, Wine, Wine/I've Had It/Leroy/Lover Please/Mad Mad World/Loco Cat/Mister Rock 'N' Roll/Floppin'/Turnip Greens/Hey My Baby/Baby Are You Kiddin'/You're Gonna Be Sorry/Honey Hush/Rockaboogie Shake/Blue Diamond/I Got A Baby/Rockin' Daddy/Who Stole The Marker (From The Grave Of Bonnie Parker)/Blue Monday/Big River/The Rebel - Johnny Yuma	1994 HOL
CRYSTAL CLEAR CCR 9723-2	THE ULTIMATE SCHOOL OF ROCK & ROLL (CD) School Of Rock & Roll / Nervous / Straight Skirts / Gotta Lotta That / I'll Never Be Lonely / Twixteen / Someone Somewhere (prev. unissued) / Alabama Shake (prev. unissued) / Almost Persuaded (prev. unissued) / You Said You Loved Me / Dance Dance Dance / If You Don't Come Home (prev. unissued) / Just Because / Fancy Dan (prev. unissued) / Big Blue Diamonds / Someone Somewhere (prev. unissued) / Almost 2 O'Clock / The Push (prev. unissued) / The Great Pretender (prev. unissued) / Broken Dreams (prev. unissued) / Alabama Shake / The Clown / World Of Illusion / Cloudy Day / Who Stole The Marker (From The Grave Of Bonnie Parker)? / Goodbye Priscilla (Bye Bye Baby Blue) / Suzie Q / Baby Are You Kiddin' / Twixteen (prev. unissued) / Nervous (prev. unissued) / Rockaboogie Shake / Gotta Lotta That (prev. unissued)	1997 US
ROLLER COASTER RCCD 3035	SCHOOL OF ROCK & ROLL (ROCK-A-BOOGIE SHAKE) (CD) School Of Rock 'N Roll / Nervous / Straight Skirt / Gotta Lotta That / I'll Never Be Lonely / Twixteen / Someone Somewhere / Alabama Shake / Almost Persuaded / Dance, Dance, Dance / If You Don't Come Home / Just Because / Fancy Dan / Almost 12 O'Clock / The Push / Alabama Shake (alt. vers.) / Suzie Q / Baby Are You Kiddin' / Twixteen (alt. vers.) / Nervous (alt. vers.) / Rockaboogie Shake / Gotta Lotta That (alt. vers.) / Domino (with The Blue Cats, prev. unissued) / Rock 'N' Roll Ruby (with The Blue Cats, prev. unissued) / So Glad You're Mine (with The Blue Cats, prev. unissued) / Broken Dreams (vers. 1) / Shake, Baby, Shake (with The Blue Cats, prev. unissued) / Down On The Farm / Cool Baby / I've Had It / Rockin' Daddy / Good Rockin' Tonight / Leroy / Wine, Wine, Wine / As Long As I Have You	1999 UK
ENVIKEN ENREC 122	DO RIGHT DADDY (CD) Be-Bop City / Hot Rod Baby / I'm Flyin' In / Boogie Rock / Shake It Around / Little Lu Ann / Do Right Daddy / Long Story Song / Look At Me / Baby Please Tell Me Why / The Rebel - Johnny Yuma / Crazy Cat Corner / She Bops Alot / (It's Love Baby) 24 Hours A Day / So

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GENE SUMMERS : COMPILATIONS

COLLECTOR CL 1009	V/A: ROCK N' ROLL, VOL.2 (LP) School Of Rock 'n Roll / Nervous / Gotta Lotta That / Twixteen / Alabama Shake / Straight Skirt	1971 HOL
BIG BEAT BBR 1000	V/A: THE BIG BEAT SHOW (LP)	1981 FRA
BORN BAD LP 007	V/A: BORN BAD, VOL.7 (LP) Taboo (prev. unissued 1959 recording)	19?? UK
CLUB LP 004	V/A: GRAB THIS AND DANCE, VOL.4 (LP) School Of Rock 'n Roll / Straight Skirt / Alabama Shake	1993 UK
CLUB LP 019	V/A: GRAB THIS AND DANCE, VOL.19 (LP) Rockaboogie Shake	199? UK
CHARLY CD 345	V/A: ROCK THE JOINT (CD) School Of Rock 'n Roll	19?? UK
CAT CD 1036	V/A: CALLING ALL ROCK'N'ROLL COLLECTORS, VOL.4 (CD) School Of Rock 'n Roll	1994 HOL
COLLECTABLES COL-5553	V/A: THE BEST OF BIG D ROCK - 1950'S & 1960'S EARLY ROCK HEROES, VOL.1 (CD) Almost 12 O'Clock	1995 US
COLLECTABLES COL-5554	V/A: THE BEST OF BIG D ROCK - 1950'S & 1960'S EARLY ROCK HEROES, VOL.2 (CD) Alabama Shake	1995 US
VLADIMIR TWIST LP 6909	V/A: LIKE NOTHING YOUR EARS HAVE EVER HEARD, VOL.9 (LP) Nervous	1996
POLLYTONE PEPCD 118	V/A: TEDDY BOY ROCK'N'ROLL 5TH ANNIVERSARY (CD) Gene Summers & The Blue Cats: Shake Baby Shake / Domino	1996 UK
COLLECTABLES COL-5700	V/A: SOUNDS LIKE ELVIS 1956-77 (CD) Cool Baby / Goodbye Priscilla (1977 recordings)	1997 US
RHINO 75704	V/A: LOUD FAST & OUT OF CONTROL – THE WILD SOUNDS OF ‘50S ROCK (4-CD) School Of Rock 'n Roll	1999 US
ROLLER COASTER RCCD 200	V/A: NOW DIG THIS! - A WHOLE LOTTA ROLLERCOASTER RECORDS (CD) Fancy Dan	1999 UK
LUCKY CD 501	V/A: PIANOLA ROCK-OLA (CD) School Of Rock 'n Roll	19?? UK
LUCKY CD 602	V/A: PIANOLA ROCK-OLA, VOL.2 (CD) Straight Skirt	19?? UK
LUCKY CD 813	V/A: ROCKABILLY GOLD, VOL.13 (CD) School Of Rock 'n Roll	19?? UK
LUCKY CD 815	V/A: ROCKABILLY GOLD, VOL.15 (CD) Gotta Lotta That	19?? UK
BORN BAD BB-007	V/A: BORN BAD, VOL.7 (LP) Taboo	199? UK
ROLLER COASTER CD 200	V/A: NOW DIG THIS - A WHOLE LOTTA ROLLERCOASTER ROCKERS (CD) Fancy Dan	1999 UK
BUFFALO BOP CD 55093	V/A: ROCKIN' CADILLAC (CD) Fancy Dan	2000 GER
TOP HAT LP 100	V/A: ROCK & ROLL MAMA (10" LP) Baby Are You Kiddin'	2000 SPA?
ROCKABILLY HALL OF FAME RABHOF CD 113	V/A: ROCKABILLY HALL OF FAME, VOL.5 (CD) I Got A Baby	2001 US
NOW DIG THIS CMFCD 1042	V/A: WELL, NOW DIG THIS (CD) School Of Rock 'n Roll	2004 UK
RHINO/WEA 73346	V/A: ROCKIN' BONES - 1950S PUNK & ROCKABILLY (4-CD) School Of Rock 'n Roll	2006 US

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dedieu !! il était cadavérique, là !!! l'était + en forme cette année ( 'fin en 2009)


(moi par contre, c'est décidé, régime ! )

Waowww! Jolies vos photos..

En effet il parait pas trop en forme sur la photo de Bebop.. Il etait certainement malade.

Et on lui souhaite d'etre encore sur scene pendant un moment!
On n'a pas encore eu la chance de le voir.. IL devait etre a Green Bay en 2007.. Mais annule..

J´ai eu la chance de voir plusieur fois Gene Summers dans les années 80s,effectivement il a eu des problème de santé (coeur) mais maintenant après son operation il demenage encort sur scène,merçi les photos et videos,allez a plus.

3 Janvier 1939/ 17 Fevrier 2021 ...



R.I.P