Vince Taylor , of its true name Brian Maurice Holden , born the July 14th 1939 with London (England) and dead the August 27th 1991 with Lutry (Swiss), is a Chanteur of British rock'n'roll which made the essence of its career in France. Very popular in the Years 1960, he is the author of the title Brand New Cadillac , which will be taken again by many groups of which The Clash in 1979. It is called “the black Archangel of the rock'n'roll”.

In 1950, its family decides to leave England for the the United States. They settle in the New Jersey, then with Hollywood. He dreams to become aviator but cannot reach that point. It thus launches out in the song, very influenced by Elvis Presley, which besides it resembles a little. It turns over to try its chance in London.

Vince Taylor occurs on scene vêtu of black a leather costume, copied from that of Gene Vincent, which gives him a pace of bad lot. It carries also a large chain out of gold around the neck. It is frequently accompanied by Brian Bennett and Tony Sheridan.

After some appearances on television, it records its first disc in 1958 at Parlophone: I Like Coils/Right Behind You Baby . It is accompanied by the group The Playboys composed of Johnny Vance (low), Alan the Claire (piano), Bob Steel (lead guitar) and Tony Harvey and Bobbie Clarke (battery). Their name appears only on the second 45 turns of Vince Taylor in 1962: Pledgin' My Love with opposite B the only composition Vince, which will return it finally celebrates: mythical the Brand New Cadillac . In 1960, it turns to England with Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Tommy Steele and Billy Fury. Then it replaces Gene Vincent at the time of a concert with Calais. The weather will be consequently during the essence of its career in France.

Eddy Barclay discovers it at the time of a concert of English rock'n'roll to the Olympia and engages at once it. Vince Taylor records there the tubes of Elvis Presley, Eddie Cochran, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Johnny Kidd and the fact of discovering with the French public. Barclay leaves the disc 25cm the Rock'n'roll It is That . Its interpretations of titles like Twenty Flight Rock'n'roll , Memphis Tennessee where Shakin' All Over is sometimes more wild than the originals. Its look and its concerts which transform each time into riot make him a reputation of “bad servant boy” of the French rock'n'roll of which it will suffer much. Although very popular near the public, its discs are sold badly.

The second group of Vince, Bobbie Clarke Noise (1965), includes/understands Alan Bugby (low), Johnny Taylor (guitar), Bobbie Clarke, Stash (percussions) and Ralph Danks (lead guitar). They make the first part of the Rolling Stones in Olympia. To note the recording of the 30 cms Vince…! in 1965 with this group in which one can hear one époustouflant solo of battery of almost 7 minutes of Bobbie Clarke (which will leave this same year to found its own group, Bobbie Clarke' S Band). Wrongfully in public, it will be republished later débarassé of its factitious cries and applause. This disc will be practically its last recording. The recording companies as the owners of rooms do not want any more him, and it falls into full depresses. The remainder of career is nothing any more but one long decorated forfeiture of many more or less successful come-backs.

In 1983, he finally agree to withdraw himself with his family with Lutry in Switzerland, where he dies in 52 years of a cancer of the bones.

External bonds

• Site devoted to Vince Taylor

• Vince Taylor. Record library of rock'n'roll and rolls and twists