Vince Eager (born Roy Taylor, 4 June 1940)[1] is an English pop musician. He was widely promoted by impresario Larry Parnes, but later quarrelled with him over his commercialising of Eddie Cochran's tragic early death. Eager has since appeared in cabaret and on the West End stage.[2]
Eager was born in Grantham, Lincolnshire.[1] As a teenager, he formed the Harmonica Vagabonds, later the Vagabonds Skiffle Group, with Roy Clark, Mick Fretwell, and bassist Brian Locking.[3] The group reached the final round of a televised "World Skiffle Championship" in 1958, and were offered a residency at the 2 I's Coffee Bar in London. There, they were signed by impresarioLarry Parnes, who took Taylor into his stable of performers, and gave him one of his characteristic stage names, Vince Eager.[2] After touring and releasing an EP as Vince Eager & the Vagabonds, Clark and Fretwell returned home. Vince Eager and Brian Locking remained in London, Locking performing with Marty Wilde before joining the Shadows.
Larry Parnes eraedit
During 1959, Vince Eager was a regular on BBC TV's Drumbeat,[2] often accompanied by the John Barry Seven. In 1960 he was one of the contestants on A Song for Europe. In the semi-final, his song, "Teenage Tears", was ranked last out of six entries for nomination to the Eurovision Song Contest. According to Vince Eager's website, "the death of his best friend Eddie Cochran in a car crash on Easter Sunday 1960 was to prove a turning point in Vince's career. He was disgusted with the manner in which Parnes sought to gain publicity from the accident and he began the process of getting away from the "Parnes Stable" of popsters".[4]
Later careeredit
In the years that followed the Parnes era, he toured on the cabaret circuit, and performed in theatre and pantomime. For five years he starred in the West End musical Elvis.[2] In 1986, he moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, where he worked as a cruise director on American luxury cruise ships.
Now residing back in the UK, Eager's career has had something of a resurgence. Teaming up with producer and musician Alan Wilson, there have been new recordings some of which have featured Eager's old friends including; Marty Wilde, Albert Lee and Chas Hodges. The resulting album release, titled 788 years of Rock n Roll sold well enough for Wilson's Western Star record label to invite Eager back for another session in 2013. The latest album, Rockabilly Dinosaur was released in 2014. Eager now lives in Nottinghamshire.[4]
In 2018, he featured on the track "Halfway to Paradise" on the newly released Billy Fury album The Symphonic Sound of Fury.[5]
Discographyedit
Singlesedit
"Five Days" b/w "No More", Parlophone, 1958
"Railroad Song" b/w "When Is Your Birthday Baby", Parlophone, 1958
"No Other Arms No Other Lips" b/w "This Should Go on Forever", Parlophone, 1958
"Why" b/w "El Paso", Top Rank, 1959
"The World's Loneliest Man" b/w "Created in a Dream", Top Rank, 1960
"Makin' Love" b/w "Primrose Lane", Top Rank, 1960
"I Wanna Love My Life Away" b/w "I Know What I Want", Top Rank, 1961
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^"Billy Fury - The Symphonic Sound of Fury - Decca: 6785218 - CD | Presto Classical". Prestoclassical.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
External linksedit
Vince Eager – a pioneer of British pop – Official website
Vince Eager at All Music
Vince Eager at Rate Your Music
Video clips
Author of new Billy Fury book visits The Cavern 1 December 2007 by David Charters, Liverpool Daily Post
January 01, 1970
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This biography of a living person relies too much on references to primary sources Please help by adding secondary or tertiary sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Vince Eager news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message Vince Eager born Roy Taylor 4 June 1940 1 is an English pop musician He was widely promoted by impresario Larry Parnes but later quarrelled with him over his commercialising of Eddie Cochran s tragic early death Eager has since appeared in cabaret and on the West End stage 2 Vince EagerVince Eager in 1980Background informationBirth nameRoy TaylorBorn 1940 06 04 4 June 1940 age 83 Grantham Lincolnshire EnglandGenresRock and roll popOccupation s Singer songwriter musicianInstrument s Vocals guitarYears active1958 presentLabelsDeccaParlophoneTop RankPyeAvenueNevisCharley FarleyRollercoasterPink n BlackWestern StarWebsitevinceeager wbr co wbr uk Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Larry Parnes era 3 Later career 4 Discography 4 1 Singles 4 2 Extended plays 4 3 Studio albums 4 4 Live albums 4 5 Compilation albums 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and career editEager was born in Grantham Lincolnshire 1 As a teenager he formed the Harmonica Vagabonds later the Vagabonds Skiffle Group with Roy Clark Mick Fretwell and bassist Brian Locking 3 The group reached the final round of a televised World Skiffle Championship in 1958 and were offered a residency at the 2 I s Coffee Bar in London There they were signed by impresario Larry Parnes who took Taylor into his stable of performers and gave him one of his characteristic stage names Vince Eager 2 After touring and releasing an EP as Vince Eager amp the Vagabonds Clark and Fretwell returned home Vince Eager and Brian Locking remained in London Locking performing with Marty Wilde before joining the Shadows Larry Parnes era editDuring 1959 Vince Eager was a regular on BBC TV s Drumbeat 2 often accompanied by the John Barry Seven In 1960 he was one of the contestants on A Song for Europe In the semi final his song Teenage Tears was ranked last out of six entries for nomination to the Eurovision Song Contest According to Vince Eager s website the death of his best friend Eddie Cochran in a car crash on Easter Sunday 1960 was to prove a turning point in Vince s career He was disgusted with the manner in which Parnes sought to gain publicity from the accident and he began the process of getting away from the Parnes Stable of popsters 4 Later career editIn the years that followed the Parnes era he toured on the cabaret circuit and performed in theatre and pantomime For five years he starred in the West End musical Elvis 2 In 1986 he moved to Fort Lauderdale Florida United States where he worked as a cruise director on American luxury cruise ships Now residing back in the UK Eager s career has had something of a resurgence Teaming up with producer and musician Alan Wilson there have been new recordings some of which have featured Eager s old friends including Marty Wilde Albert Lee and Chas Hodges The resulting album release titled 788 years of Rock n Roll sold well enough for Wilson s Western Star record label to invite Eager back for another session in 2013 The latest album Rockabilly Dinosaur was released in 2014 Eager now lives in Nottinghamshire 4 In 2018 he featured on the track Halfway to Paradise on the newly released Billy Fury album The Symphonic Sound of Fury 5 Discography editSingles edit Five Days b w No More Parlophone 1958 Railroad Song b w When Is Your Birthday Baby Parlophone 1958 No Other Arms No Other Lips b w This Should Go on Forever Parlophone 1958 Why b w El Paso Top Rank 1959 The World s Loneliest Man b w Created in a Dream Top Rank 1960 Makin Love b w Primrose Lane Top Rank 1960 I Wanna Love My Life Away b w I Know What I Want Top Rank 1961 Lonely Blue Boy b w No Love Have I Top Rank 1961 Anytime Is The Right Time b w Heavenly Pye 1963 I Shall Not Be Moved b w It s Only Make Believe Pye 1963 4 Extended plays edit Vince Eager amp The Vagabonds Soda Pop Pop Yea Yea b w Lend Me Your Comb Tread Softly Stranger Gumdrop Decca 1958 Vince Eager amp The Vagabonds Hound Dog Money Honey Be Bop A Lu La Cotton Fields My Dixie Darling Rollercoaster 2000 4 Studio albums edit Vince Eager Pays Tribute To Elvis Avenue 1971 20 Years On Nevis 1977 788 Years of Rock and Roll Western Star Records 2011 Rockabilly Dinosaur Western Star Records 2014 4 75 Not Out Western Star Records 2015 Live albums edit Raised on Rock Charley Farley 2001 Compilation albums edit Oh Boy Parlophone 1958 various artists Vince Eager Buzz Buzz Buzz and Blue Ribbon Baby Drumbeat Parlophone 1959 various artists Vince Eager It s Late This Should Go On Forever and It Doesn t Matter Anymore British Rock n Roll 1955 1960 See For Miles 1986 various artists two songs by Vince Eager Without You The Songs of Billy Fury Peaksoft 2002 one song by Vince Eager amp Big Jim Sullivan Yea Yea It s Vince Eager Rollercoaster Records 2003 The Complete Vince Eager Pink n Black Records 2007 The Top Rank Story 1959 One Day Music 2012 various artists one song by Vince Eager The Top Rank Story 1961 One Day Music 2012 various artists one song by Vince Eager 4 References edit a b Vince Eager Rockabilly nl Retrieved 2 August 2014 a b c d Colin Larkin ed 2002 The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music Third ed Virgin Books p 116 ISBN 1 85227 937 0 Vagabonds Vinceeager co uk Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 2 August 2014 a b c d e f Vince Eager Homepage Vinceeager co uk Archived from the original on 11 October 2015 Retrieved 2 August 2014 Billy Fury The Symphonic Sound of Fury Decca 6785218 CD Presto Classical Prestoclassical co uk Retrieved 10 August 2018 External links editVince Eager a pioneer of British pop Official website Vince Eager at All Music Vince Eager at Rate Your Music 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