After leaving the Fabulous Poodles in the early 1980s, Valentino was a member of the Electric Bluebirds before joining the Hank Wangford Band at the beginning of 1984. The British country band already included pedal steel guitarist B. J. Cole (Cochise) and former Liverpool Scene/Scaffold/ guitarist Andy Roberts. Soon after joining the Hank Wangford Band, Valentino was performing with them in a pub when members of The Bluebells heard his playing, and asked him to join them in recording Young at Heart.[1]
In the five years that Valentino was part of Wangford's band they recorded three albums; filmed two TV series for Channel 4 – The A-Z of C&W and Big Big Country, which attracted audiences of between two and four million at a time when The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross was being watched by 750,000; performed and wrote an acclaimed and record breaking musical: C. H. A. P. S (Cowboy, Horseriding Acting Performance Studio) at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East (their previous record was held by Oh, What a Lovely War!); toured constantly all over the United Kingdom and Europe and made numerous other radio and television appearances. These included a TV special, Christmas in Strangeways showing the band in concert on Boxing Day with a captive audience in Manchester's Victorian jail.
Valentino's violin can be heard on tracks by artists including: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Bob Geldof, The Alabama 3 and Shania Twain. He is also an occasional member of Mark Knopfler's current band. He has contributed to many recordings by the British folk punk band The Men They Couldn't Hang as well as frequently appearing with them on stage. His own most recent band, Los Pistoleros, sees him teamed up once again with former Hank Wangford bandmates B. J. Cole and Martin Belmont. Valentino is lead singer and guitarist in addition to playing the violin.
A part-time actor and model, Valentino has performed in West End musical theatre: in Destry Rides Again with Alfred Molina and Jill Gascoigne and in C.H.A.P.S. at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East. Occasionally he can be seen in films and commercials, usually taking the part of Clark Gable.
Solo career
Valentino has released three solo albums.
You're in the Groove Jackson was recorded during 1990 in Livingstone Studios in Wood Green and GibsonWood Studios in Deptford and was released in 1991 on Big Life Records. The Airplay was significant that many people[who?] thought he had had a hit but the distributors, Rough Trade Records went bankrupt the week it was due in the shops.
In 1996 You're Telling Me, which consisted of some new tracks and the best of You're in the Groove Jackson, was released by Vireo Records to critical acclaim and Valentino appeared at the 1996 South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas to launch the album. Again, the record company had distribution difficulties.
The 2001 release, This is Murder, consisted of new tracks and previous recordings from the earlier recordings and appeared on E.M. Records.
A 4th album is due for release in June 2011 under the title of Pat-a-Cake, Pat-a-Cake – another quote from Crosby and Hope.
Valentino is currently working on an album of new material with the working title of 6 ft 3ins.
Legal actions
In 2002, Valentino won a court case against Robert Hodgens (aka Bobby Bluebell) of Scots pop band The Bluebells for unpaid royalties from his contribution to their 1993 hit "Young at Heart", co-written by Hodgens and Siobhan Fahey. Valentino's case hinged on convincing the judge that he, rather than Hodgens, had composed the song's distinctive violin part, and that the violin part made a significant enough difference to the song to be considered an original contribution.[2] The song, first recorded by Bananarama in 1983, was then released by the Bluebells with the added violin part in 1984, reaching No. 8 in the UK Singles chart. Valentino was paid a session fee of £75. However his claim against Hodgens only dated back to the time of the single's 1993 re-release and chart-topping performance on the back of a high-profile Volkswagen TV commercial. The court case attracted media attention after Valentino performed the violin part in court to illustrate his point, convincing Mr Justice Floyd to rule in his favour and award him damages of £100,000.[3] A subsequent appeal by Hodgens against the ruling was unsuccessful.[4]
In 2008, Valentino brought an action against the American R&B singer Bobby Wilson (then billed as "Bobby Valentino") and his then record label Def Jam for "Passing off, Trade Mark infringement, and breach of contract, in relation to record sales, recorded content, and artist's live performances".[5]
^McCluskey, Ken (4 June 2021). "1993: Britain's Biggest Hits". Britain's Biggest 90s Hits. Channel 5. There was a band playing in the pub across the road and they were called the Hank Wangford Band, and they'd a great fiddle player. So we asked the great fiddle player to play on our track and he came in, and he worked perfectly.
^"Musician wins rights to royalties". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
^. The Independent. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
^. Hmcourts-service.gov.uk. 1 April 2011. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
^. 13oldsquare.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
External links
Official website
Lospistoleros at MySpace
Hankwangford.com
December 30, 2022
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Bobby Valentino British musician news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Bobby Valentino born Robert James Beckingham 22 June 1954 is a British musician violinist and singer Bobby ValentinoValentino in 1994Background informationBirth nameRobert James BeckinghamBorn 1954 06 22 22 June 1954 age 68 GenresCountry jazz pop rockOccupation s MusicianInstrument s Violin guitarYears active1974 presentWebsitebobbyvalentino wbr co wbr uk Contents 1 Career 2 Solo career 3 Legal actions 4 Discography 5 References 6 External linksCareer EditBorn in Chatham Kent he adopted the stage name Bobby Valentino in 1975 Valentino s first success was as a founding member of The Fabulous Poodles but he is most often recognised as the violinist and co writer of the 1 hit single Young at Heart by The Bluebells After leaving the Fabulous Poodles in the early 1980s Valentino was a member of the Electric Bluebirds before joining the Hank Wangford Band at the beginning of 1984 The British country band already included pedal steel guitarist B J Cole Cochise and former Liverpool Scene Scaffold guitarist Andy Roberts Soon after joining the Hank Wangford Band Valentino was performing with them in a pub when members of The Bluebells heard his playing and asked him to join them in recording Young at Heart 1 In the five years that Valentino was part of Wangford s band they recorded three albums filmed two TV series for Channel 4 The A Z of C amp W and Big Big Country which attracted audiences of between two and four million at a time when The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross was being watched by 750 000 performed and wrote an acclaimed and record breaking musical C H A P S Cowboy Horseriding Acting Performance Studio at the Theatre Royal Stratford East their previous record was held by Oh What a Lovely War toured constantly all over the United Kingdom and Europe and made numerous other radio and television appearances These included a TV special Christmas in Strangeways showing the band in concert on Boxing Day with a captive audience in Manchester s Victorian jail Valentino s violin can be heard on tracks by artists including Tom Petty amp the Heartbreakers Bob Geldof The Alabama 3 and Shania Twain He is also an occasional member of Mark Knopfler s current band He has contributed to many recordings by the British folk punk band The Men They Couldn t Hang as well as frequently appearing with them on stage His own most recent band Los Pistoleros sees him teamed up once again with former Hank Wangford bandmates B J Cole and Martin Belmont Valentino is lead singer and guitarist in addition to playing the violin A part time actor and model Valentino has performed in West End musical theatre in Destry Rides Again with Alfred Molina and Jill Gascoigne and in C H A P S at the Theatre Royal Stratford East Occasionally he can be seen in films and commercials usually taking the part of Clark Gable Solo career EditValentino has released three solo albums You re in the Groove Jackson was recorded during 1990 in Livingstone Studios in Wood Green and GibsonWood Studios in Deptford and was released in 1991 on Big Life Records The Airplay was significant that many people who thought he had had a hit but the distributors Rough Trade Records went bankrupt the week it was due in the shops In 1996 You re Telling Me which consisted of some new tracks and the best of You re in the Groove Jackson was released by Vireo Records to critical acclaim and Valentino appeared at the 1996 South by Southwest music festival in Austin Texas to launch the album Again the record company had distribution difficulties The 2001 release This is Murder consisted of new tracks and previous recordings from the earlier recordings and appeared on E M Records All three titles are quotes from the Bob Hope and Bing Crosby film musical Road to Rio A 4th album is due for release in June 2011 under the title of Pat a Cake Pat a Cake another quote from Crosby and Hope Valentino is currently working on an album of new material with the working title of 6 ft 3ins Legal actions EditIn 2002 Valentino won a court case against Robert Hodgens aka Bobby Bluebell of Scots pop band The Bluebells for unpaid royalties from his contribution to their 1993 hit Young at Heart co written by Hodgens and Siobhan Fahey Valentino s case hinged on convincing the judge that he rather than Hodgens had composed the song s distinctive violin part and that the violin part made a significant enough difference to the song to be considered an original contribution 2 The song first recorded by Bananarama in 1983 was then released by the Bluebells with the added violin part in 1984 reaching No 8 in the UK Singles chart Valentino was paid a session fee of 75 However his claim against Hodgens only dated back to the time of the single s 1993 re release and chart topping performance on the back of a high profile Volkswagen TV commercial The court case attracted media attention after Valentino performed the violin part in court to illustrate his point convincing Mr Justice Floyd to rule in his favour and award him damages of 100 000 3 A subsequent appeal by Hodgens against the ruling was unsuccessful 4 In 2008 Valentino brought an action against the American R amp B singer Bobby Wilson then billed as Bobby Valentino and his then record label Def Jam for Passing off Trade Mark infringement and breach of contract in relation to record sales recorded content and artist s live performances 5 Discography EditAlabama 3 Wade into the Water 2000 Violin Alabama 3 Power in the Blood 2003 Violin Any Trouble Wrong End of the Race 1984 Violin Big Country Eclectic 1996 Violin Bluebells The Singles Collection 1993 Violin Bluebells Sisters 1984 Fiddle Blues Band Brand Loyalty 1982 Violin Billy Bragg Talking with the Taxman About Poetry 1986 Violin Bronski Beat Truthdare Doubledare 1986 Violin Sam Brown Stop 1988 Violin Cactus Rain In Our Time 1990 Violin The Christians Colours 1990 Violin B J Cole Heart of the Moment 1995 Violin Viola B J Cole Trouble in Paradise 2004 Violin Andrew Cunningham 20 Golden Greats 1990 Violin Electric Bluebirds Back on the Train 1996 Fiddle Vocals The Fabulous Poodles Fabulous Poodles 1977 Violin Mandolin Vocals The Fabulous Poodles Mirror Stars 1978 Violin Mandolin Vocals The Fabulous Poodles Unsuitable 1978 Violin Mandolin Vocals The Fabulous Poodles Think Pink 1979 Violin Mandolin Vocals The Fabulous Poodles His Masters Choice 1995 Violin Mandolin Vocals The Grants Let s Dance 1998 Violin Mandolin Jaws Harp Haysi Fantayzee Battle Hymns for Children Singing 1983 Violin The Ferns The Falling Trees 1999 Producer Violin Lena Fiagbe Vision 1994 Violin Holly Beth Vincent Holly amp the Italians 1982 Violin Mandolin John Illsley Never Told a Soul 1984 Violin Jah Shaka Mad Professor Jah Shaka Meets Mad Profes 1984 Violin Patricia Kaas Tour de Charme 1993 Violin Vocals Patricia Kaas Je Te Dis Vous 1994 Violin David Knopfler Release 1983 Violin Mark Knopfler Quality Shoe amp Baloney Again 2003 Violin Mandolin Gasper Lawal Abio sun n i 1985 Violin Les Rita Mitsouko Les Rita Mitsouko Presentent the 1987 Violin Live in London Vol 1 1984 Violin Vocals Los Pistoleros Trigger Happy 2001 Violin Vocals Guitar Los Pistoleros Cult 45 2004 Violin Vocals Guitar Nick Lowe amp His Cowboy Outfit Nick Lowe amp His Cowboy 1984 Fiddle Kirsty MacColl What Do Pretty Girls Do 1998 Violin Andy McCoy R n R Memorabilia 2003 Violin Mad Professor Who Knows the Secret of the Master 1987 Violin Mad Professor Captures Pato Banton 1988 Violin Mad Professor A Caribbean Taste of Technology 1985 Violin The Men They Couldn t Hang How Green Is The Valley 1986 Violin arranger The Men They Couldn t Hang Waiting for Bonaparte 1988 Fiddle The Men They Couldn t Hang Silvertown 1989 Fiddle The Men They Couldn t Hang Majestic Grill The Best of 1998 Violin Arranger The Men They Couldn t Hang Cherry Red Jukebox 2003 Violin The Men They Couldn t Hang Smugglers And Bounty Hunters 2005 Violin The Men They Couldn t Hang Devil on the Wind 2009 Violin Amanda Norman Sell As Love is My Witness 1996 Violin Amanda Norman Sell Patsy Cline Review 1995 Violins Sinead O Connor The Lion and the Cobra 1987 Violins Mike Oldfield Earth Moving 1989 Violin Tom Petty amp the Heartbreakers Pack up the Plantation 1986 Violin The Proclaimers Hit the Highway 1994 Fiddle Red Box Circle amp The Square 1986 Violin Redlands Palomino Co By the Time You Hear This 2004 Violin Reno Brothers Smile 1996 Producer Violin Andy Roberts Loose Connections soundtrack 1984 Violin Mandolin The Style Council My Ever Changing Moods 1984 Violin The Style Council Cafe Bleu 1984 Violin The Style Council Complete Adventures of the Style 1998 Violin Hank Wangford C H A P S 1985 Fiddle Mandolin Vocals Hank Wangford Stormy Horizons 1990 Fiddle Mandolin Acoustic Guitar Bobby Valentino You re in the Groove Jackson 1991 Vocals Violin Guitar Viola Mandolin producer Bobby Valentino You re Telling Me 1996 Vocals producer Violin Guitar Mandolin Viola Bobby Valentino This is Murder 2001 Vocals Violin Guitar Mandolin Viola producer Luke Vibert amp BJ Cole Stop the Panic 2000 Vocals Violin MandolinReferences Edit McCluskey Ken 4 June 2021 1993 Britain s Biggest Hits Britain s Biggest 90s Hits Channel 5 There was a band playing in the pub across the road and they were called the Hank Wangford Band and they d a great fiddle player So we asked the great fiddle player to play on our track and he came in and he worked perfectly Musician wins rights to royalties The Telegraph Retrieved 2 November 2018 Violinist wins fight for royalties after musical interlude in the High Court The Independent Archived from the original on 30 September 2007 About HM Courts amp Tribunals Service Hmcourts service gov uk 1 April 2011 Archived from the original on 23 August 2006 Retrieved 30 June 2014 Thirteen Old Square Chambers 13oldsquare com Archived from the original on 12 July 2007 Retrieved 30 June 2014 External links EditOfficial website Lospistoleros at MySpace Hankwangford com Andyrobertsmusic com Bjcole co uk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bobby Valentino British musician amp oldid 1091056810, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
