Tommy Vance

**Dizzy Starr** · March 6th, 2005, 09:17 PM

The legendary rock dj Tommy Vance passed away at 4am this morning of a stroke at the age of 65. British memberz of this board will remember the influence that Tommy had on our music scene with the Friday Rock Show on Radio One, where his session feature launched the career of many bandz such as Gun and The Almighty.So light a candle and say a prayer for another fallen brother [img]graemlins/cry.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/rose.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/rose.gif[/img]

**LeeRatbag** · March 6th, 2005, 10:21 PM

Words cannot describe how choked I am about this. Losing Peely was bad enough, but Tommy Vance was the ONLY person who would consistently champion rock on mainstream media thorugh the 80s and early 90s. I used to listen to the Friday Rock Show religiously when I was a mere brat, and got into so much good stuff through that. Let us not forget, this was the man that persuaded Mike Read to play Venom's "Warhead" on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show. (Well, actually he bet him ?100 he wouldn't play it, but the effect was the same.)

RIP Tommy. The rock world has lost its greatest DJ.

**andy69** · March 7th, 2005, 07:54 AM

What a shock to hear that news!
We used to listen for the sessions he'd play of the NWOHM bands on a fridaynight. It /he was part of growing up. The voice was unmisstakable.
He will be sadly missed. Tommy RIP.

**andy69** · March 7th, 2005, 11:43 AM

Story can be found HERE

**glamster7** · March 7th, 2005, 12:13 PM

Im sorry to hear this. Like the others I grew up with Tommy Vance. Had met him on a couple of occassions and he was a very nice guy with some excellent stories/observations on the music scene.

**deviantdee** · March 7th, 2005, 12:58 PM

I agree. Peely and Vance are big blows to
the radio- and rock-world. Vance's Friday Night
Rock Show - the first one, on in the early
90s ('TV On The Radio'?) - was ace. Vance
was probably playing nonsense like drum-and-
bass influenced music, a couple of years before
Peel got all the plaudits for it. Or maybe
not - it hardly matters anymore, of course.
Shame.

D.

**Hairglamfan** · March 7th, 2005, 01:21 PM

TV on the radio!

He was one of the last guys who had an open mind about all genres of rock. He'll be missed.

**rockatop** · March 7th, 2005, 02:48 PM

I am gutted!
The guy was a total star - he was solely responsible for at least half my vinyl collection back in the day (83 - 90)I got into some great bands thru his sessions too - Tobruk,snowblind,horse,tigertailz,dogs..i could go on..the music was always top class too...dokken,waysted,ratt,shark island, the mighty sweet savage(anyone remember them - they sounded like crue but better - had a song called do ya do ya which i still have on tape from the friday rock show - i only once ever saw that lp and it was of course in the mighty SHADES ). The guy even went out of his way to play the demo of a band i was in back at the time - rich rags!!!
Always remembered,never forgotten - YOU TURNED ME ONTO ROCK N ROLL AND FOR THAT I THENK YOU SIR!
ian
rock revolution