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The New Vaudeville Band

The New Vaudeville Band was an English group created by songwriter Geoff Stephens in 1966 to record his novelty composition "Winchester Cathedral", a song inspired by the dance bands of the 1920s and a Rudy Vallée megaphone-style vocal. To his surprise, the song became a transatlantic hit that autumn, reaching the Top 10 in the United Kingdom and rising to No. 1 in the United States. The New Vaud…

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Artist details

Type
Group
Area
United Kingdom
Founded
1966
Dissolved
1968
Genres
Labels
Fontana
Last updated: March 11th, 2022

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