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Vince Taylor (14 July 1939 – 28 August 1991), [1] born Brian Maurice Holden, was an English-American rock and roll singer. As the lead singer of Vince Taylor and His Playboys, sometimes called Vince Taylor and the Playboys, he was successful primarily in France and other parts of Continental Europe during the late 1950s and early 1960s, afterwards falling into obscurity amidst personal ...
Taylor holds the record for the most Masters Olympia titles with six (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999-2001) A bodybuilding icon and legend, he made a comeback to the sport at the age of 50 by competing in the 2006 Australian Pro, where he placed 3rd.
Taylor also played briefly in the Continental Basketball Association for the Wisconsin Flyers. [2] Taylor had a successful basketball career in Europe, playing a total 13 seasons on European teams in Italy (1984–86), France (1986–92), and Belgium (1992–97).
"Brand New Cadillac" (also recorded as "Cadillac") is a 1959 song by Vince Taylor, and was originally released as a B-side. Featured musicians on the released recording were: Joe Moretti (guitars), Lou Brian (piano), Brian Locking (bass) and Brian Bennett (drums).
Bobbie Clarke (born Robert William Woodman, 13 June 1940 – 29 August 2014) was an English rock drummer. [1] [2] He was regarded by critics [which?] as an important figure in the configuration of early British rock and roll, although he is often chiefly remembered for his long term association as the drummer with Vince Taylor and the Playboys.
Vincent Taylor may refer to: Vincent A. Taylor (1845–1922), U.S. Representative from Ohio; Vincent Taylor (musician), American guitar player with Sha Na Na; Vince Taylor (1939–1991), British singer; Vincent Taylor (theologian) (1887–1968), Methodist biblical scholar and theologian; Vince Taylor (bodybuilder) (born 1956), American bodybuilder
Pruitt Taylor Vince (born July 5, 1960) is an American character actor. He had roles in the films Mississippi Burning (1988), Jacob's Ladder (1990), JFK (1991), Identity (2003), and Constantine (2005). He played J.J. Laroche in The Mentalist (2008–2015). Vince has also appeared on many television series.
The lyrics of the song allude to British singer Vince Taylor, prominent in the 1960s, who lived and died in Geneva: [4] [5] "Vince Taylor used to live here/No one's even heard of him/Just who he was/Just where he fits in." Contrary to the lyrics biographer Brian Hinton argues that Taylor was, in fact, widely known.