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Having changed the name of the band to Vanity Fare after the novel Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray, they signed to Larry Page's Page One Records. Success. In the summer of 1968, Vanity Fare achieved a UK hit single with their first release, a cover of "I Live for the Sun", originally recorded in 1965 by the California group The Sunrays.
- Eddie Wheeler, Bernie Hagley, Steve Oakman, Graham Walker
- Kent, England
- 1966–present
Asia are an English rock supergroup formed in London in 1981. The most commercially successful lineup was its original, which consisted of four members of different progressive rock bands who had enjoyed great success in the 1970s: lead vocalist and bassist John Wetton (King Crimson, Uriah Heep and U.K.), guitarist Steve Howe (), keyboardist Geoff Downes (Yes and the Buggles) and drummer Carl ...
- London, England
- Asia discography
- 1981–1986, 1989–present
VANITY FARE. A Band formed in Kent in 1966, originally calling themselves The Avengers. They played local clubs and were spotted by entrepreneur Roger Easterby who became their manager and producer. Having changed the name of the band to Vanity Fare after the novel Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray, they signed to Page One Records.
In August 2015 Drummer Mark Ellen retired from the Band and was very ably replaced by Howard Tibble, having already had a notable career . Howard has been Shakin' Stevens drummer since 1980 and has appeared on every tour and recording with him. He has worked as a session drummer on over sixty albums and hundreds of singles.
J. Frank. Wilson. Listen to music by Vanity Fair on Apple Music. Find top songs and albums by Vanity Fair including Hitchin' a Ride, Hitchin' A Ride and more.
Vanity Fair was a British rock group in the late 1960s and early 1970s that produced some of the greatest hits of their time. The band consisted of lead vocalist and songwriter David G. King, guitarist and songwriter Bernie Holland, bassist Tony Proto, drummer Mark Ellen, and keyboardist Dick Hamilton. In this blog post, we are going to explore ...
Explore every issue of Vanity Fair published in 2015.
