Vince Tracy's Podcasts

This was one of Vince's earliest podcasts and also one of his favourites. Gary told Vince about his illustrious career and his great hits including Young Girl

It was an absolute pleasure to meet Mike over the airwaves on 22nd April 2013 when he told me about his fascinating and wonderful career.Mike Sarne was born Michael Scheuer at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London. Active in the 1960s as singer, he is best known for his 1962 UK novelty chart topper, "Come Outside" (produced by Joe Meek), which featured vocal interjections by Wendy Richard. In the mid1960s Mike introduced the ITV children's quiz series, Junior Criss Cross Quiz.Films he has directed include: Joanna (1968) and most notably Myra Breckinridge (1970), an adaptation of Gore Vidal's book of the same name, starring Raquel Welch, Rex Reed, Mae West and Farrah Fawcett in her first big screen role. A more recent film is The Punk and the Princess (1994) an adaptation of Gideon Sams' young adult novel The Punk, about the romance between a teenage punk rocker and an upper class Sloane Ranger girl. He also directed a documentary about the Glastonbury Music Festival in 1995.As an actor, he has appeared mainl

Marc Bolan (born Mark Feld; 30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977) was an English singer-songwriter, guitarist and poet. He is best known as the founder, frontman, lead singer & guitarist for T. Rex, but also a successful solo artist. His music, as well as his highly original sense of style and extraordinary stage presence, helped create the glam rock era which made him one of the most recognisable stars in British rock music

Here's a really nice insight into #Elvispresley, the King of Rock n Roll as he met up with #PeterNoone who was then known as the lead singer with Herman's Hermits

I loved #buddyholly's music and felt I needed to pay tribute to his wonderful contribution to our world of music

It is always a special day when you remember the greats who have left us. I wanted to look at then memories of then 50s and 60s Revival group and see if I could get a nice variation of Elvis memories. Visit the website at www.vincetracy.com

Vince chatted with #FrankIfield. In his Early years Frank Ifield moved with his Australian parents to Dural, 50 km (30 miles) from Sydney, about 1946. It was a rural district and he listened to #hillbilly music while milking the cows. He learned how to #yodel in imitation of country stars like Hank Snow. At the age of thirteen he recorded "Did You See My Daddy Over There?", and by the age of 19 was the number one recording star in #Australia and #New ealand. He returned to the UK in 1959. The hits His first record in the UK was "Lucky Devil" (1960) which got to number 22 in the UK charts. "I Remember You" which topped the charts for seven weeks in 1962. Known for Ifield's falsetto and a slight yodel, it became the top-selling single of that year and was one of the first million sellers within the UK alone.

#AlbertLee has influenced a generation of #Nashville pickers with his amazing blend of #Country, #Rockabilly and #Western #swing. His lightning-fast speed has earned him a reputation as the guitarist's guitarist - hardly surprising that readers of #GuitarPlayer magazine voted him "Best Country Guitarist" five years running.I was so chuffed to speak to Albert who is an absolute legend. Not only is he a wonderful guitarist but he is an absolute gentleman.

Most people will know Tommy´s big hits ´Mony Mony´and ´Hanky Panky´however, Tommy has a long and distinguished career. Vince reviews his brilliant new Christmas CDVisit Tommy´s page at www.vincetracy.com/tommyjames.html