Vince Vance & the Valiants

Not to be confused with Earl Vince and the Valiants.
Vince Vance & the Valiants
OriginNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States
GenresCountry
Adult contemporary
Years active1971–present
LabelsMalaco
Waldoxy
MembersVince Vance (Andy Stone)
Kate Karlin (Haygood)
Gerra Adkins
Chrislynn Lee
Lisa Layne
Terry Bayless
Websitehttp://www.vincevance.com/

Vince Vance & the Valiants are an American country pop, rock and roll and novelty musical group from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The title character Vince Vance is portrayed by Andy Stone, the only permanent member of the group. He was born Andrew John Franichevich Jr. The remainder of the Valiants (or, if female, Valiantettes) are rotating musicians.

The group's most sustained hit record, and one that is uncharacteristic of their usual stylings, is the country ballad "All I Want for Christmas Is You",[1] which charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts on six separate occasions in the 1990s. As a novelty band, their best-known record was their 1980 version of the parody song "Bomb Iran", which narrowly missed the Billboard Hot 100 in 1981.[2]

On November 20, 2010, Vince Vance was surprised during his performance at a "Louisiana Legends" fundraiser at New Orleans Rock'n Bowl venue, with induction into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame for his outstanding career, including the Christmas song "All I Want for Christmas is You" and his most current "I Am New Orleans".[3]

Discography

Albums

Title Album details
All I Want for Christmas Is You
  • Release date: 1989
  • Label: Waldoxy Records
I Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans
  • Release date: February 20, 1996
  • Label: Waldoxy Records
Tamale Wagon
  • Release date: August 18, 1998
  • Label: Waldoxy Records
We Don't Run
  • Release date: April 8, 2003
  • Label: Waldoxy Records

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions 		Album
US Country US Bubbling
1980 "Bomb Iran" — 101 single only (Paid Records)
1989 "All I Want for Christmas Is You" — — single only (Valiant Records)
1993 "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (re-release) 55 — All I Want for Christmas Is You (Waldoxy Records)
1994 "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (re-entry) 52 —
1995 "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (re-entry) 52 —
1996 "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (re-entry) 49 —
1997 "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (re-entry) 43 —
1999 "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (re-entry) 31 —
2006 "I Am New Orleans" — — I Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans (Waldoxy Records)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year Video Director
1989 "All I Want for Christmas Is You" Steve Dunning

References

  1. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Vince Vance biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
  2. ^ Vince Vance looks back at 40 colorful years with the Valiants, Nola.com
  3. ^ "Louisiana Music Hall of Fame - VINCE VANCE". Louisianamusichalloffame.org. Retrieved February 13, 2020.


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