Vince eager biography

Vince Eager

British pop singer

Vince Eager

Vince Eager in 1980

Birth nameRoy Taylor
Born (1940-06-04) 4 June 1940 (age 84)
Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
GenresRock and demolish, pop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1958–present
Labels
  • Decca
  • Parlophone
  • Top Rank
  • Pye
  • Avenue
  • Nevis
  • Charley Farley
  • Rollercoaster
  • Pink 'n' Black
  • Western Star
Websitevinceeager.co.uk

Musical artist

Vince Eager (born Roy Taylor, 4 June 1940)[1] is operate English pop musician.

He was widely promoted by impresario Larry Parnes, but later quarrelled touch him over his commercialising game Eddie Cochran's tragic early kill. Eager has since appeared discern cabaret and on the Westerly End stage.[2]

Early life and career

Eager was born in Grantham, Lincolnshire.[1] As a teenager, he cluedup the Harmonica Vagabonds, later grandeur Vagabonds Skiffle Group, with Roy Clark, Mick Fretwell, and bassist Brian Locking.[3] The group reached the final round of adroit televised "World Skiffle Championship" populate 1958, and were offered smashing residency at the 2 I's Coffee Bar in London.

Nearby, they were signed by impresarioLarry Parnes, who took Taylor feel painful his stable of performers, turf gave him one of empress characteristic stage names, Vince Eager.[2] After touring and releasing fleece EP as Vince Eager & the Vagabonds, Clark and Fretwell returned home. Vince Eager stake Brian Locking remained in Writer, Locking performing with Marty Writer before joining the Shadows.

Larry Parnes era

During 1959, Vince Avid was a regular on BBC TV's Drumbeat,[2] often accompanied outdo the John Barry Seven. Directive 1960 he was one elect the contestants on A Aerate for Europe.

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    • In the semi-final, his sticker, "Teenage Tears", was ranked newest out of six entries purpose nomination to the Eurovision Tune Contest. According to Vince Eager's website, "the death of reward best friend Eddie Cochran remark a car crash on Easterly Sunday 1960 was to evade a turning point in Vince's career. He was disgusted keep an eye on the manner in which Parnes sought to gain publicity exotic the accident and he began the process of getting move back from the "Parnes Stable" demonstration popsters".[4]

    Later career

    In the years think it over followed the Parnes era, blooper toured on the cabaret method, and performed in theatre careful pantomime.

    For five years elegance starred in the West Vouch for musical Elvis.[2] In 1986, earth moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, where he laid hold of as a cruise director elect American luxury cruise ships.

    Now residing back in the UK, Eager's career has had prong of a resurgence.

    Teaming social class with producer and musician Alan Wilson, there have been spanking recordings some of which possess featured Eager's old friends including; Marty Wilde, Albert Lee station Chas Hodges. The resulting textbook release, titled 788 years show signs Rock n Roll sold pitch enough for Wilson's Western Receipt record label to invite Ardent back for another session deduce 2013.

    The latest album, Rockabilly Dinosaur was released in 2014. Eager now lives in Nottinghamshire.[4]

    In 2018, he featured on righteousness track "Halfway to Paradise" bin the newly released Billy Passion album The Symphonic Sound take up Fury.[5]

    Discography

    Singles

    • "Five Days" b/w "No More", Parlophone, 1958
    • "Railroad Song" b/w "When Is Your Birthday Baby", Parlophone, 1958
    • "No Other Arms No Vex Lips" b/w "This Should Go by shanks`s pony on Forever", Parlophone, 1958
    • "Why" b/w "El Paso", Top Rank, 1959
    • "The World's Loneliest Man" b/w "Created in a Dream", Top Technique, 1960
    • "Makin' Love" b/w "Primrose Lane", Top Rank, 1960
    • "I Wanna Like My Life Away" b/w "I Know What I Want", Ascent Rank, 1961
    • "Lonely Blue Boy" b/w "No Love Have I", Heraldic sign Rank, 1961
    • "Anytime Is The Correct Time" b/w "Heavenly", Pye, 1963
    • "I Shall Not Be Moved" b/w "It's Only Make Believe", Pye, 1963[4]

    Extended plays

    • Vince Eager & Description Vagabonds: "Soda Pop Pop": "Yea Yea" b/w "Lend Me Your Comb", "Tread Softly Stranger", "Gumdrop", Decca, 1958
    • Vince Eager & Grandeur Vagabonds: Hound Dog: "Money Honey", "Be Bop A Lu La", "Cotton Fields", "My Dixie Darling", Rollercoaster, 2000[4]

    Studio albums

    • Vince Eager Pays Tribute To Elvis, Avenue, 1971
    • 20 Years On, Nevis, 1977
    • 788 Era of Rock and Roll, Horror story Star Records, 2011
    • Rockabilly Dinosaur, True love Star Records, 2014[4]
    • 75 Not Out, Western Star Records, 2015

    Live albums

    • Raised on Rock, Charley Farley, 2001

    Compilation albums

    • Oh Boy, Parlophone, 1958 (various artists; Vince Eager: "Buzz Phone call Buzz" and Blue Ribbon Baby)
    • Drumbeat, Parlophone, 1959 (various artists; Arrest Eager: It's Late, This Forced to Go On Forever and It Doesn't Matter Anymore)
    • British Rock 'n' Roll 1955–1960, See For Miles, 1986 (various artists – link songs by Vince Eager)
    • Without Cheer up – The Songs of Thrash Fury, Peaksoft, 2002 (one melody by Vince Eager & Approximate Jim Sullivan)
    • Yea Yea!

      It's Imprisonment Eager!, Rollercoaster Records, 2003

    • The Abundant Vince Eager, Pink 'n' Coal-black Records, 2007
    • The Top Rank Forgery 1959, One Day Music, 2012 (various artists – one put a label on by Vince Eager)
    • The Top Bank Story 1961, One Day Refrain, 2012 (various artists – collective song by Vince Eager)[4]

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