Clifton E. "Cliff" Gallup (June 17, 1930 - October 9, 1988) was an American electric guitarist, who played rock and roll in the band Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps in the 1950s.

Biography

In February 1956, local radio DJ "Sheriff Tex Davis" (aka William Douchette, 1914-2007) heard Gene Vincent performing at a talent show in Norfolk, Virginia, became his manager, and put together a band of local musicians to back him. These included Gallup, who had previously played in a local band called The Virginians, and who was older than Vincent and the other band members. In May 1956, the band recorded in Nashville, Tennessee. Producer Ken Nelson had session musicians standing by in case the band was not up to par, but as soon as Gallup played the solos on "Race with the Devil" they knew they would not be needed.

Gallup played on 35 tracks with Vincent, including his biggest hit "Be-Bop-A-Lula", and established a reputation as one of the most technically proficient guitarists in early rock and roll. . As a married man, Gallup was reluctant to tour with Vincent, and left the band in late 1956, returning only for some more studio sessions that same year for the second Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps LP. In the mid 1960s Gallup made a solo album for the local Pussy Cat record label in Norfolk, ''Straight Down the Middle'', in a more mellow instrumental style akin to Chet Atkins and Les Paul. He occasionally played with local bands, while working in school maintenance. He played guitar up until the day he died. He last played in Norfolk with a group called the H-Lo's 48 hours before he suffered a fatal heart attack.

At the time of his death from a heart attack in 1988, he was the Director of Maintenance and Transportation for the Chesapeake, Virginia city school system, where he worked for almost 30 years. At the request of his widow, obituaries in local newspapers made no mention of his time with Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps. He is remembered principally for his influence on such guitarists as Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck. The latter recorded an album of Gene Vincent songs, ''Crazy Legs'', in 1993 considered by music critics to be a tribute to Gallup and Vincent.

Gallup was ranked 79th in ''Rolling Stone'' magazine list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"

Gallup is a Rockabilly Hall of Fame inductee.

Guitar Technique and Equipment

His right hand playing technique is based on a flat pick in conjunction with fingerpicks on his middle and ring fingers, using his little finger to work the vibrato bar. In his short time as lead guitarist in Blue Caps he played a 1955 or 1956 Gretsch 6128 (Duo-Jet) probably fitted up with two De Armond single coil pick-ups, a Melita bridge and a Bigsby vibrato tailpiece. About his amplifiers he used a Standel 25L15 (26-Watts tube amp with a single 15-inch speaker) for studio works and a Fender tweed for the remainder. According to one source, Gallup's trademark sound was produced by echo units he constructed himself from old tape recorder parts, but according to another source it was created in the studio by Nelson.

Discography

Tracks recorded with Gene Vincent in chronological order of the recording sessions

The recording sessions were all done in three series at "Bradley Film & Recording Studio", 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee and produced by Ken Nelson :

A) One session on 4th May of 1956;

B) Four sessions from 24th to 27th June of 1956;

C) Four sessions from 15th to 18th October of 1956.

Session 1: May 4, 1956 # ''Race With The Devil'' (Gene Vincent - Bill Davis) - 2:02 # ''Be-Bop-A-Lula'' (Gene Vincent - Bill Davis) - 2:35 # ''Woman Love'' (Jack Rhodes) - 2:31 # ''I Sure Miss You'' (Bill Davis - Eddie Bryan) - 2:38

Session 2: June 24, 1956 # ''Jezebel'' (Wayne Shanklin) - 2:23 # ''Crazy Legs'' (Jerry Reed) - 2:09 # ''Peg O' My Heart'' (Fred Fisher - Alfred Bryan) - 2:35 # ''Wedding Bells (Are Breaking Up that Old Gang Of Mine)'' (Sammy Fain - Irving Kahal - Willie Raskin) - 2:30

Session 3: June 25, 1956 # ''Waltz Of The Wind'' (Fred Rose) - 2:42 # ''Up A Lazy River'' (Hoagy Carmichael - Sidney Arodin) - 2:20 # ''Ain't She Sweet'' (Milton Ager - Jack Yellin) - 2:29 # ''Gonna Back Up Baby'' (Danny Wolfe) - 2:24 # ''Race With The Devil'' (Gene Vincent - Bill Davis) (unissued / lost track)

Session 4: June 26, 1956 # ''Who Slapped John'' (Gene Vincent - Bill Davis) - 1:56 # ''Jumps Giggles And Shout'' (Gene Vincent - Bill Davis) - 2:50 # ''Bluejean Bop'' (Gene Vincent - Hal Levy) - 2:21 # ''I Flipped'' (Bobbie Carrol - Bill Hicks) - 2:24

Session 5: June 27, 1956 # ''Bop Street'' (Cliff Gallup - Bill Davis) - 2:24 # ''Well,I Knocked Bim Bam'' (Bobbie Carrol) - 2:14 # ''You Told A Fib'' (Cliff Gallup - Gene Vincent) - 2:20 # ''Jump Back,Honey,Jump Back'' (Hadda Brooks) - 2:00

Session 6: October 15, 1956 # ''Teenage Partner'' (version 1) (Gene Vincent - Bill Davis) - 2:13 # ''Blues Stay Away From Me'' (Alton & Rabon Delmore - Wayne Raney - P. Henry Glover) - 2:16 # ''Five Feet Of Lovin''' (version 1) (Buck Peddy - Mel Tillis) - 2:07 # ''Cat Man'' (Gene Vincent - Bill Davis) - 2:18

Session 7: October 16, 1956 # ''Double Talkin' Baby'' (Danny Wolfe) - 2:12 # ''Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me'' (Gene Vincent - Bill Davis) - 2:14 # ''Unchained Melody'' (Alex North - Hy Zaret) - 2:37

Session 8: October 17, 1956 # ''B-I-Bickey-Bi Bo Bo Go'' (Don Carter - Dub Nalls - Jack Rhodes) - 2:15 # ''Pink Thunderbird'' (Paul Peek - Bill Davis) - 2:32 # ''Pretty, Pretty Baby'' (Danny Wolfe) - 2:27 # ''Cruisin''' (Gene Vincent - Bill Davis) - 2:11

Session 9: October 18, 1956 # ''Important Words'' (version 1) (Gene Vincent - Bill Davis) - 2:21 # ''You Better Believe'' (Cliff Gallup) - 1:59 # ''Red Bluejeans And A Pony Tail'' (Jack Rhodes - Bill Davis) - 2:14 # ''Five Days, Five Days'' (Jack Rhodes - Billy Willey - Freddie Franks) - 2:36

Solo Album

''Straight Down The Middle'' (mid-1960s, Pussy Cat label; recorded as "The Four C's featuring Gallopin' Cliff Gallup"[]).

References

Category:American rock guitarists Category:Rockabilly Hall of Fame inductees Category:1930 births Category:1988 deaths

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Born	January 01, 1964Mobile, Alabama United States
Instrument	Vocals, Guitar, Accordion, Banjo, Bass guitar, Dobro, Harmonica
Genre	CountryFolk
Occupation	Musician, songwriter, producer
Years active	1985 - Present
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Will Kimbrough born in Mobile, Alabama in 1964 is an American Singer-Songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer currently based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Biography

Kimbrough started his musical career as a founding member of Will & the Bushmen, a popular college band in the eighties that produced a handful of albums and singles and made it to MTV. He then went on to form the Bis-quits with long-time friend Tommy Womack. The Bis-quits produced an eponymous album which was released on John Prine’s Oh-Boy label.

Kimbrough is also a producer and has produced albums for Adrienne Young, Rodney Crowell, Todd Snider, Kate Campbell, Kim Richey, Garrison Starr, Matthew Ryan, and Josh Rouse.

Kimbrough teamed up with Tommy Womack, John Deaderick, Paul Griffith and Dave Jacques in 2005 to create the five piece band, Daddy. They recorded a live album in Frankfort, Kentucky ''Daddy at the Women’s Club'' and later an album called ''For a Second Time''.

Kimbrough has released several solo albums to date, and has collaborated on many more, as well as serving as a session musician and sideman. Kimbrough was one of the guest artists at Jimmy Buffett's Live from the Gulf Coast Concert on July 11, 2010.

Discography

Solo albums

''Fireworks, Vol. 2'' (1999)

''This'' (2000)

''Home Away'' (2002)

''Godsend'' (2003)

''Americanitis'' (2006)

''EP'' (2007)

References

External links

Official Site

Daddy Band Site

Will Kimbrough collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive

Category:American singer-songwriters Category:People from Mobile, Alabama Category:American rock singers Category:1964 births Category:Living people Category:Live Music Archive artists