Vivian Stanshall
Vivian (Victor Anthony ) " Viv " Stan Hall ( born March 21, 1943 in Shillingford, † March 5, 1995 in London) was an English rock musician and founding member of the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah band that called itself Bonzo Dog Band from 1968.
Solo
After dissolution of the Bonzo Dog Band in early 1970 it looked for the singer and frontman Vivian Stanshall after a promising solo career. He first founded short-lived bands and could Keith Moon of The Who ( as producers ) and Eric Clapton obtain their cooperation.
After nervous breakdowns and months of hospitalization, he was only in 1974 that is able to record a solo album. However, he worked in the meantime as a guest musician on albums by John Entwistle, wrath, and as a "Master of Ceremonies " on the album Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield - in this role, he said in the first piece of the instruments.
His first solo album "Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead " was released in 1974, on which he is accompanied by Neil Innes and traffic musicians. Stan Hall joined in January 1976 opening for Procol Harum in England and played songs he had written with Keith Reid. Later in the year a single The Young Ones appeared. Around 1977 there were press releases, he started a band with Steve Winwood, BJWilson and musicians from the environment of traffic. Nothing has been published except Vacant Chair on the first album by Steve Winwood (1977). The text was written Stanshall died in 1972 for his friend and fellow Bonzo Dennis Cowan.
In the fall of 1978, published Stanshall Sir Henry Rawlinson At End, on which he almost exclusively recites texts with occasional background music. In 1980, it was Tony Stratton -Smith, head of Charisma Records, the opportunity to film adaptation of the story. In the film, Stan Hall plays a supporting role, the title role was occupied by the English theater actor Trevor Howard.
In 1981, Stanshall was another album out: Teddy Boys Do not Knit, this time with the support of some ex- Bonzo, Steve Winwood, Rick Wakeman and others. In the same year he wrote lyrics for Steve Winwood Arc Of A Diver album, the cover was a picture of him.
In 1983, he issued a more hands- plate Sir Henry Ar Ndidi 's Kraal.
His work The Eating At Rawlinson End remained unpublished until now.
Until the nineties, he toured occasionally with his program of music, spoken contributions and slapstick by the small clubs, frequently accompanied by ex - Bonzo colleague Rodney Slater, from time to time Roger Ruskin Spear.
1993 was to be heard in a single release of the title The Bell of Mike Oldfield's music album Tubular Bells II 1992 Stan Hall's voice. Stan Hall is one in a second English version instead of Alan Rickman on the individual instruments.
Stanshall was found dead on 6 March 1995 at his home after one day a fire broke out in his apartment before. The investigation revealed that a lighted lamp must have fallen over and had inflamed his many all-time records.
His wife Ki Longfellow - Stanshall maintains a Web page for creating Vivian.
Bands
- Vivian Stanshall & The Garantuan Chums
- Vivian Stanshall & The Sean Head Showband
- Vivian Stanshall & Kilgaroon
- Vivian Stanshall & Vivarium
Discography
- Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead (1974 )
- Teddy Boys Do not Knit (1981 )
- Suspicion / Blind Date (1970 )
- Labio - dental fricative / Paper Round (1970 )
- Lakonga / Baba Tunde (1974 )
- The Young Ones / Are You Having Any Fun / The Question (1976 )
- Terry Keeps His Clips On / Kripple King (1980 )
- The Bell ( with Mike Oldfield ) ( 1993)
Works
- Keynsham - Bonzo Dog Band (1969 )
- Arc Of A Diver - Steve Winwood (1981 )
- Teddy Boys Do not Knit - Vivian Stanshall (1981 )
- Lay The Ghost - The Creation ( 1993)
- Terry Keeps His Clips On - Vivian Stanshall (Single 1981)