Vince Eager

Vince Eager (born Roy Taylor; 4 June 1940) is an English pop musician. He was widely promoted by impresario Larry Parnes, but later quarrelled with him over his commercialising of Eddie Cochran's early death. Eager has since appeared in cabaret and on the West End stage.

Early life and career

Eager was born in Grantham, Lincolnshire. The group reached the final round of a televised "World Skiffle Championship" in 1958, and were offered a residency at the 2 I's Coffee Bar in London. There, they were signed by impresario Larry Parnes, who took Taylor into his stable of performers, and gave him one of his characteristic stage names, Vince Eager.

Later career In the years that followed the Parnes era, he toured on the cabaret circuit, and performed in theatre and pantomime. For five years he starred in the West End musical Elvis.

Discography Singles "Five Days" b/w "No More", Parlophone, 1958 "Railroad Song" b/w "When Is Your Birthday Baby", Parlophone, 1958 "No Other Arms No Other Lips" b/w "This Should Go on Forever", Parlophone, 1958 "Why" b/w "El Paso", Top Rank, 1959 "The World's Loneliest Man" b/w "Created in a Dream", Top Rank, 1960 "Makin' Love" b/w "Primrose Lane", Top Rank, 1960 "I Wanna Love My Life Away" b/w "I Know What I Want", Top Rank, 1961 "Lonely Blue Boy" b/w "No Love Have I", Top Rank, 1961 "Anytime Is The Right Time" b/w "Heavenly", Pye, 1963 "I Shall Not Be Moved" b/w "It's Only Make Believe", Pye, 1963

Extended plays Vince Eager & The Vagabonds: "Soda Pop Pop": "Yea Yea" b/w "Lend Me Your Comb", "Tread Softly Stranger", "Gumdrop", Decca, 1958 Vince Eager & The Vagabonds: Hound Dog: "Money Honey", "Be Bop A Lu La", "Cotton Fields", "My Dixie Darling", Rollercoaster, 2000

Studio albums Vince Eager Pays Tribute To Elvis, Avenue, 1971 20 Years On, Nevis, 1977 788 Years of Rock and Roll, Western Star Records, 2011 Rockabilly Dinosaur, Western Star Records, 2014 75 Not Out, Western Star Records, 2015

Live albums Raised on Rock, Charley Farley, 2001

Compilation albums Oh Boy, Parlophone, 1958 (various artists; Vince Eager: "Buzz Buzz Buzz" and "Blue Ribbon Baby") Drumbeat, Parlophone, 1959 (various artists; Vince Eager: "It's Late", "This Should Go On Forever" and "It Doesn't Matter Anymore") British Rock 'n' Roll 1955–1960, See For Miles, 1986 (various artists – two songs by Vince Eager) Without You – The Songs of Billy Fury, Peaksoft, 2002 (one song by Vince Eager & Big Jim Sullivan) Yea Yea! It's Vince Eager!, Rollercoaster Records, 2003 The Complete Vince Eager, Pink 'n' Black Records, 2007 The Top Rank Story 1959, One Day Music, 2012 (various artists – one song by Vince Eager) The Top Rank Story 1961, One Day Music, 2012 (various artists – one song by Vince Eager)