Shakin' All Over

 

Gene Rockwell & The Falcons

Shakin' All Over

From "The Many Faces Of Gene Rockwell", album issued by Gallotone Records (South Africa) in 1965.

Gene Rockwell was born Gert Smit in 1944 in the town of Krugersdorp in the Transvaal province of South Africa.

He won his first talent competition at the age of 15, in Durban's "Little Top". Still in his teens, Gene formed The Blue Angels, later to become The Falcons, in 1963, with whom he played guitar and sang his famous gritty-blues-style songs. The original line up of the Falcons were George Usher (lead guitar), Jannie Heynes (bass guitar), Clive Swegman (rhythm guitar), Frank Rickson (drums). They played many packed out shows, becoming a staple of the dance scene in South Africa, particularly Durban. 

He died at the age of 53 years, on July 3, 1998.