Vince Tracy's Podcasts

Paul's brother sang and performed in a famous 60s satirical group called Scaffold. They had several hits and were very popular. The other members of thje group were Roger McGough and John Gorman.The three members were brought together through a shared love of music, poetry and comedy and proceeded to write and compose original material often parodying elements of real life whilst covering some of their favourite Liverpool songs.

I love chatting with the legends and I want to share my chat with this soul legend. His hits include 'New Orleans' and 'Quarter to Three'. He proved to be a really nice gentleman. Thank you Gary.

It's always great to chat with the stars. He made a great tribute song on #pyerecords to #muhammedali after watching him fight #georgeforeman for the world title. He also recorded the anthem for #brightonfc

Great career as DJ. Tony Prince (born Thomas Whitehead in Oldham, Lancashire, 9 May 1944) is a British radio disc jockey and businessman, remembered for programmes on #RadioCaroline and #RadioLuxembourg in the 1960s and 1970s

Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Shirley Ellis, #Temptations, #Joe Tex, #Sam Cooke, The Kingsmen, #Peter and Gordon, #Beatles, Temptations, #Supremes, #Jewel Akens, Roger Miller, #Gerry Marsden, #Herman's Hermits, Little Antony, Freddie and the Dreamers, #Wayne Fontana, #Pet Clark, #Junior Walker, #Kinks, #Martha and the Vandellas,

Time to Browse with some great tracks in the mix.....including Chuck Berry, Alan Jackson, Beach Boys, Bette Midler, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Buddy Holly, Elvis and Hendrix

Vince Tracy playing Pete Brooker's Best with Isaac Hayes, Al Green, Curtis Mayfield, George McCrae, TheBlackbyrds, Average White Band, Billy Paul, Detroit Emeralds,Jackie Wilson, Lonnie Liston Smith, Teddy Prendergrass, TheDelfonics, Archie Bell, Ramsey Lewis, Johnnie Guitar Watson,William de Vaughan, Chi-Lites and Timmy Thomas

My good friend Peter Brooker sent me some great songs to put on a podcast. Sadly he died and this is in his memory. Featured artistes include....Chuck Berry, John Lee Hooker, Little Walter, Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters, Billy Boy Arnold, Wilbert Harrison, Elmore James, Bessie Banks, Ernie K Doe, Lowell Fulson and Bo Diddly....

This man is an absolute legend in the world of Formula 1 motor racing. He raced in a very different era to modern times and this podcast will give you an insight to his life and times. It shows how injury damages the future. Can it really be true that Stirling could have been an MP or an Estate Agent? Stirling also shows how the racers were true sportsmen and tremendously ethical in their comportment. He graphically explains how the sport has developed into big business and gives us a great insight into this exciting world of motor racing.

This was a wonderful 60s hit song which many people said was about the actress Brigitte Bardot. Hear the truth from Peter himself as he talks about this song and his life in music.

Fred has played the folk circuit for many years, both prior to, and in the wake of, his single chart success. He has also presented many programmes on West Country TV.Wedlocks's albums include The Folker (1971) (notable for the title track parody of "The Boxer" by Simon and Garfunkel), Frolicks (1973), Out of Wedlock (1978), The Oldest Swinger in Town (1981) and Fred Wedlock Live (1982).Wedlock's daughter, Hannah Wedlock, is now a member of the Pigsty Hill Light Orchestra, another Bristol-based outfit, whom Fred made his support band at an early stage of their career.Wedlock's grandfather Billy Wedlock captained Bristol City F.C. and was a regular for England in the early 20th century. The Wedlock stand at Ashton Gate is named in his honour.He lived in Timsbury, Somerset.

Alvin made his stage debut in pantomime at the age of four. In the early 1960s he became known as Shane Fenton, and with his backing group, The Fentones, had a handful of hits in the UK Singles Chart.. He also appeared in #BillyFury's movie, Play It Cool.During the early 1970s, he became Alvin Stardust, as he tried to cash in on the glam rock bandwagon. His debut hit was "My Coo-Ca-Choo" in 1973. Stardust had other chart successes ...he amassed seven Top Ten entries, in a chart span for Jewry lasting almost 25 years.#AlvinStardust was part of the Green Cross Code road safety campaign. In 1985, Stardust participated in A Song for Europe, the UK qualifying heat of the Eurovision Song Contest.Moving into musical theatre, Stardust starred in the UK tour of #Godspell; and played Uriah Heep in David Copperfield - The Musical; and Sir Billy Butlin in The Butlin Story at the #LondonPalladium.In 2005 Stardust starred as the Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, also at the London Palladium.

This is my personal tribute to the musical genius of John Lennon.

I was thrilled to talk with Sir Henry on my radio show in Spain. He was the only British boxer to put Cassius Clay, later to become Mohammed Ali, on the seat of his pants. He was a national treasure in Britain and a wonderful boxer then ambassador for his sport.

The Cavern is recognised as the place where the Beatles made their nam,e. However, there was more to the story of this famous club. Jump aboard this podcast to get the full story.

The Liverpool area boasts its own accent and dialect and Vince discusses the origins of Scouse with world-famous impressionist, Paul Melba, who was a major celebrity hailing from Liverpool. Paul appeared on two Royal Command Performances befoere the Queen and toured throughout the world. Vince and Paul are looking at a book called Lern Yerself Scouse.

If you're a fan of good old-tyme talk radio as it should be then you'll love this clip from one of my shows on Spanish Radio - How to make a 'Guess the Tune' Segment work

Tony Christie possesses a voice of such distinction which, harnessed to a keen ear for memorable material, makes for indestructible durability. To make timeless music, records which play well in any decade against a backdrop of fickle, changing fashions, is evidence of an on-going ability to be envied by most of pop’s transient stars ......here's my chat with the wonderful singer

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