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Vince Taylor
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1936
- Works
- 8
Top works
- The easy path energy plan
- Alias Vince Taylor Le Survivant
- Energy, the easy path
- Environmental law, cases and text
- How the U.S. Government created the uranium crisis (and the coming uranium bust)
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Film & TV
Isleworth, Middlesex, England, UK
Vince Taylor (14 July 1939 – 28 August 1991), born Brian Maurice Holden, was an English rock and roll singer. As the lead singer of Vince Taylor and His Playboys, sometimes 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 problems and drug abuse. He is…
Known for
- David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust — Self (archive footage)2012
- 40° à l'ombre — Self1987
- Rebelote — The protector of tow trucks1984
- Le Grand Échiquier — Self1972
- The Fourth Sex — Self (uncredited)1962
- Discorama — Self1959
- There's a Lot of Twistin' Goin' On
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1989-12-13
Discography
- Taylor Swift2006
- Fearless2008
- Speak Now2010
- Red2012
- 19892014
- reputation2017
- Lover2019
- folklore2020
- evermore2020
- Fearless (Taylor’s Version)2021
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 20,762
- Total plays
- 104,530
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Vince Taylor (born Brian Maurice Holden on July 14, 1939 in Isleworth, Middlesex, England; died August 28, 1991) was a British rock and roll singer. As the frontman for The Playboys, Taylor was successful primarily in the UK and Europe during the late 1950s and early 1960s, afterwards falling into obscurity amidst personal problems and drug abuse. Early life Taylor's early life was in Isleworth, Middlesex. When he was seven years old, the Holdens emigrated to America and settled in New Jersey
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Maurice
- Family name
- Holden
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Isleworth
- Place of death
- Lutry
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Educated at
- Hollywood High School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- guitar
- Image
- Vince Taylor (by Jean Thomassen).jpg
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- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of birth
- 1939-07-14
- date of death
- 1991-08-28
- Commons category
- Vince Taylor
- name in native language
- Vince Taylor
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- start of work period
- 1957-00-00
- birth name
- Brian Maurice Holden
- pseudonym
- Vince Taylor
- copyright representative
- PRS for Music
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