Vivian Stanshall
This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. The specific problem is: lots of unsourced content.. Please help improve this article if you can. (September 2012) Vivian Stanshall Vivian and Bones, towpath, Shepperton, England, 1980 Background information Birth name Victor Anthony Stanshall Also known as Vivian Stanshall, Viv Stanshall Born (1943-03-21)21 March 1943 Oxford, England Died 5 March 1995(1995-03-05) (aged 51) London, England Genres rock and roll, satire, comedy rock Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, singer, comic, broadcaster, poet, writer Instruments Guitar, keyboards, percussion, vocals, flute, recorder, ukulele, mandolin, and others Years active 1965–1995 Labels Warner Bros., Liberty, Charisma, Polydor Associated acts Bonzo Dog Band Grimms Website www.gingergeezer.net Vivian Stanshall (born Victor Anthony Stanshall; 21 March 1943 – 5 March 1995) was an English singer-songwriter, musician, author, poet and wit, best known for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, for his exploration of the British upper classes in Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (as a radio series for John Peel, as an audio recording, as a book and as a film), and for narrating Mike Oldfield's album Tubular Bells.