"You can't buy a good time,
but you can hire me and improve your chances."
--- -- Vince Vance
Vince Vance
and the Valiants, along with vivacious Valiantettes, is the premier
show band on tour today. This high-energy musical revue has thrilled
audiences of all ages from Coast-To-Coast with their unforgettable
brand of music and comedy. Take a journey through Rock n' Roll history
from the 50's to the 90's with the unparalleled Vince Vance as your
tour guide. Be a part of the action as Vince hotrods you back to
the Fabulous 50's then skyrockets you into the techno pop sounds
of the 90's. Vince Vance, the consummate master of ceremonies and
the unsurpassed showman of our times, is the ultimate statement
in sophistication for formal events and dinner banquets.
Vince Vance & the Valiants started
Friday, September 18, 1971 . 2006 is their 35th
anniversary year! Since then, they have performed nearly 6,000
shows in thirteen countries and 34 states, including two shows at
the White House in 1994 & 1995.
Vince Vance & the Valiants currently have
record contracts on several albums with Waldoxy Records. Waldoxy
is a subsidiary of Malaco Records, the number one independent record
label in the world. Their recent albums are
- All I Want for Christmas is You
- Country Classics
- I Know What it Means to Miss New
Orleans
- Tamale Wagon
- Crusin the Coast 2002
- We Don’t Run
Vince Vance & the Valiants has recorded
22 singles, 11 albums of which two are number one hits: Bomb
Iran of 1980-81, written during the Hostage Crisis, and All
I Want for Christmas is You of 1989-2005, the number one country
Christmas song and the most-requested song at Christmas each of
those years.
We Don’t Run is a touching patriotic
tribute to the United States Armed Forces with 12 great cuts including
the title song, a touching tribute to all the “little guys” that
make All Texas
great.
Their latest DVD is Welcome to Vinnie’s
World, Vince’s Greatest Moments on TV and contains over
an hour of footage ranging from comedic to touching. In 2005,
Country Music Television proclaimed “All I Want for Christmas is
You” the Number 6 Merriest Video of all time.
The girl singers, or Valiantettes, of Vince
Vance & the Valiants, without exception, have always
had names that begin with the letter “V.” Currently they are
introduced as The Vivacious, Voluptuous Vixens of Rock n’ Roll,
the Valuable, yet Vulnerable, Valiantettes …Vixie, Violet and Velicity!
The first “t” is silent in the name Valiantette, so it is actually
pronounced Val-yun-net.
Except for Vince, none of the boys in Vince
Vance & the Valiants have ever had a name that started with
the letter “V”. Our long standing band line-up includes: Ed
Doc Loftus, musical director on keys and vocals; Shane McCauley
AKA “Tall McCall,” the tallest drummer in the world; Tommy Tucker
who not only sings, but also plays bass for his supper; and, on
lead guitar, Mike Boyd, Country Music’s Golden Throat. Vince
features the greatest living saxophonist, Jimmy Vee, who simultaneously
plays alto and tenor saxes... one upside-down. His entourage
includes colorful Roadies like “Mr. Mad Dog.”
Vince travels with 50 complete costume changes
including a Christmas Tree costume that lights up, a case of hair
spray and 3 hair dryers, 40 pairs of sunglasses, 15 bow ties, 12
cummerbunds, 10 scarves, 8 feather boas, 20 gold chain and necklaces,
14 pairs of shoes and 3 pairs of boots. Vince’s props are
a BIG 6-foot Vince Head and his John Deere 5-wheel tricycle.
Vince’s tallest hair day is 18.365 inches! Yes, that’s all
his hair! Vince Vance is a voting member of the
National Academy
of the Recording Arts & Sciences
(NARAS), the organization awards the Grammys each year, SESAC and
the AF of M.
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