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Vince Vance & the Valiants are an American country pop, rock and roll and novelty musical group from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The title character Vince Vance is portrayed by Andy Stone, the only permanent member of the group. He was born Andrew John Franichevich Jr. The remainder of the Valiants (or, if female, Valiantettes) are rotating musicians.
Vince Vance & the Valiants | |
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 Vince Vance with distinctive upswept hair, on a float in a 2013 New Orleans Mardi Gras parade | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Labels | Malaco Waldoxy |
| Members | Vince Vance (Andy Stone) |
| Website | http://www.vincevance.com/ |
The group's most sustained hit record, and one that is uncharacteristic of their usual stylings, is the country ballad "All I Want for Christmas Is You",[1] which charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts on six occasions in the 1990s. As a novelty band, their best-known record was their 1980 version of the parody song "Bomb Iran", which narrowly missed the Billboard Hot 100 in 1981.[2]
On November 20, 2010, Vince Vance was surprised during his performance at a "Louisiana Legends" fundraiser at New Orleans Rock'n Bowl venue, with induction into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame for his outstanding career, including the Christmas song "All I Want for Christmas is You" and his 2010 "I Am New Orleans".[3]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| All I Want for Christmas Is You |
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| I Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans |
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| Tamale Wagon |
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| We Don't Run |
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Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US Bubbling | |||
| 1980 | "Bomb Iran" | — | 101 | single only (Paid Records) |
| 1989 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | — | — | single only (Valiant Records) |
| 1993 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (re-release) | 55 | — | All I Want for Christmas Is You (Waldoxy Records) |
| 1994 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (re-entry) | 52 | — | |
| 1995 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (re-entry) | 52 | — | |
| 1996 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (re-entry) | 49 | — | |
| 1997 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (re-entry) | 43 | — | |
| 1999 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (re-entry) | 31 | — | |
| 2006 | "I Am New Orleans" | — | — | I Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans (Waldoxy Records) |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Music videos
edit| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Steve Dunning |
References
edit- ↑ Birchmeier, Jason. "Vince Vance biography". AllMusic. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
- ↑ Vince Vance looks back at 40 colorful years with the Valiants, Nola.com
- ↑ "Louisiana Music Hall of Fame - VINCE VANCE". Louisianamusichalloffame.org. Archived from the original on February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
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