Vince Taylor & The Playboys Lineups

Vince Taylor & The Playboys #1 (August - September 1958)
· Vince Taylor (Lead Vocals)
· Tony Sheridan (Lead Guitar)
· Tony Harvey (Rhythm Guitar)
· Tex Makins (Double Bass)
· Tony Meehan (Drums)

Vince Taylor & The Playboys #2 (October 1958)
· Vince Taylor (Lead Vocals)
· Bob Frieberg (Lead Guitar)
· Tony Sheridan (Rhythm Guitar)
· Brian Locking (Double Bass)
· Tony Meehan (Drums)


Vince Taylor & The Playboys #3 (November 1958)
· Vince Taylor (Lead Vocals)
· Tony Sheridan (Lead Guitar)
· Tony Harvey (Rhythm Guitar)
· Brian Locking (Double Bass)
· Brian Bennett (Drums)


Vince Taylor & The Playboys #4 (December 1958)
· Vince Taylor (Lead Vocals)
· Tony Sheridan (Lead Guitar)
· Lou Brian (Keyboards)
· Brian Locking (Double Bass)
· Brian Bennett (Drums)


Vince Taylor & The Playboys #5 (Jan - May 1959)
· Vince Taylor (Lead Vocals)
· Joe Moretti (Lead Guitar)
· Lou Brian (Keyboards)
· Brian Locking (Double Bass)
· Brian Bennett (Drums)


Vince Taylor & The Playboys #6 (July 1959)
· Vince Taylor (Lead Vocals)
· Ken Pavey (Lead Guitar)
· Mick Green (Lead Guitar)
· Mike O'Neill (Keyboards)
· Miki Dallon (Keyboards)
· Brian Gregg (Bass)
· Clem Cattini (Drums)


Vince Taylor & The Playboys #7 (Sept - Oct 1959)
· Vince Taylor (Lead Vocals)
· Kenny Fillingham (Lead Guitar)
· Tex Makins (Bass)
· Bobby Woodman (Drums)


Vince Taylor & The Playboys #8 (Oct - Dec 1959)
· Vince Taylor (Lead Vocals)
· Buddy Britten (Lead Guitar)
· Brian Marshall (Rhythm Guitar)
· Johnny Vance (Bass)
· Johnny Watson (Drums)


Vince Taylor & The Playboys #9 (January - April 1960)
· Vince Taylor (Lead Vocals)
· Brian Marshall (Lead Guitar)
· Johnny Vance (Bass)
· Johnny Watson (Drums)


Vince Taylor & The Playboys #10 (May 1960)
· Vince Taylor (Lead Vocals)
· Tony Sheridan (Lead Guitar)
· Alan LeClaire (Keyboards)
· Tex Makins (Bass)
· Bobby Woodman (Drums)


Vince Taylor & The Playboys #11 (June 1960 - May 1961)
· Vince Taylor (Lead Vocals)
· Tony Harvey (Lead Guitar)
· Alan LeClaire (Keyboards)
· Johnny Vance (Bass)
· Bobby Woodman (Drums)


Vince Taylor & The Playboys #12 (May - Aug 1961)
· Vince Taylor (Lead Vocals)
· Bob Steel (Lead Guitar)
· Alan LeClaire (Keyboards)
· Johnny Vance (Bass)
· Bobby Woodman (Drums)


Vince Taylor & The Playboys #13 (Aug 1961 - Early 1962)
· Vince Taylor (Lead Vocals)
· Tony Harvey (Lead Guitar)
· Bob Steel (Lead Guitar)
· Alan LeClaire (Keyboards)
· Johnny Vance (Bass)
· Bobby Woodman (Drums)


Vince Taylor & The Playboys #14 (Oct 1962 - Summer 1963)
· Vince Taylor (Lead Vocals)
· Tony Harvey (Lead Guitar)
· Bob Steel (Lead Guitar)
· Joe Fegan (Keyboards)
· Johnny Vance (Bass)
· Eddy Sparrow (Drums)



Vince Taylor & The Playboys #15 (Summer 1963)
· Vince Taylor (Lead Vocals)
· Tony Harvey (Lead Guitar)
· Bob Steel (Lead Guitar)
· Joe Fegan (Keyboards)
· Johnny Vance (Bass)
· Don Hawkins (Drums)



Vince Taylor & The Playboys #16 (Late 1963 - Jan 1964)
· Vince Taylor (Lead Vocals)
· Joey Greco (Lead Guitar)
· Claude Djaoui (Rhythm Guitar)
· Ralph Di Pietro (Bass)
· Bobby Woodman (Drums)



Other Vince Taylor’s Backing Bands

Vince Taylor With Leroy Powell & The Beatniks (Aug - Sept 1959)
· Vince Taylor (Lead Vocals)
· Leroy Powell (Piano)
· Syd Archer (Tenor Sax)
· Eddie Wardburton (Trombone)
· Shirley Douglas (Bass)
· Tommy Brown (Drums)


Vince Taylor & The Bobbie Clarke Noise #2 (May 1964 - Early 1965)
· Vince Taylor (Lead Vocals)
· Ralph Danks (Lead Guitar)
· Johnny Taylor (Rhythm Guitar)
· Alan Bugby (Bass)
· Bobby Woodman (Drums)
· Stash Klossowski (Percussions)


Vince Taylor & The Bobbie Clarke Noise #3 (Early - mid 1965)
· Vince Taylor (Lead Vocals)
· Ralph Danks (Lead Guitar)
· Johnny Taylor (Rhythm Guitar)
· Alan Bugby (Bass)
· Robert Garcia (Tenor Sax)
· Ivan Jullien (Trumpet)
· Bobby Woodman (Drums)
· Stash Klossowski (Percussions)


Vince Taylor & Les Rockers With Bobbie Clarke (November 1966)
· Vince Taylor (Lead Vocals)
· Jacques Mercier (Lead Guitar)
· Roger Abriol (Rhythm Guitar)
· Didier Alexandre (Bass)
· Claude Rosevegue (Keyboards)
· Geza Fenzl (Drums)
· Bobby Woodman (Drums)


Vince Taylor & The Bobbie Clarke Noise #4 ("L'épopée du rock", 1967)
· Vince Taylor (Lead Vocals)
· Brian Griffiths (Lead Guitar)
· Dave Curtis (Bass)
· Bobby Woodman (Drums)


Vince Taylor & The Bobbie Clarke Connection ("L'épopée du rock", 1972)
· Vince Taylor (Lead Vocals)
· Eddie Ayers (Vocals)
· Jack Moriarty (Lead Guitar)
· Tony Harvey (Rhythm Guitar)
· James Byrne (Bass)
· Bobby Woodman (Drums)
· Stash Klossowski (Percussions)


Vince Taylor & The Larry Martin Factory (May 1974)
· Vince Taylor (Lead Vocals)
· Jacques Brely (Harmonica)
· Larry Martin (Lead Guitar)
· Laurent Duval (Rhythm Guitar)
· James Byrne (Rhythm Guitar)
· Michel Carras (Keyboards)
· Micky Ménecier (Bass)
· Joel Dumoutier (Drums)
· J-François Boucher d'Angely (Drums)
· Mark Robson (Backing Vocals)
· Gérard Entremont (Backing Vocals)



Vince Taylor & The Big Beat Records Band #1 (1977)
· Vince Taylor (Lead Vocals)
· Jacky Chabre (Lead Guitar)
· Robert Fourier (Rhythm Guitar)
· Jacky Hosta (Bass)
· Bernard Malatier (Drums)


Vince Taylor & The Big Beat Records Band #2 (1981 - 1983)
· Vince Taylor (Lead Vocals)
· Patrick Verbecke (Lead Guitar)
· Marc Bozonet (Rhythm Guitar)
· Jacky Chalard (Bass)
· Christophe Deschamps (Drums)
· Jacky Guérard (Percussions)