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	Radio Rewind - Tommy Vance - T.V., Play that Rock and Roll!....
		Born in Oxford in 1941, Tommy's real name was Richard Hope-Weston; he adopted the 'stage name' Tommy Vance since the only name jingle package available at KHJ Los Angeles was for a presenter who never took the job, called 'Tommy Vance'.
		Tommy's enthusiasm, love and knowledge for music and talented artistes of all genres shone through with every broadcast he made throughout his career.
		Tommy is survived by his ex-wife Stella, a son and a daughter.
	www.radiorewind.co.uk /tommy_vance_page.htm (855 words)

	Tommy Vance - Wikipedia Mirror (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Tommy Vance, born Richard Anthony Crispian Francis Prew Hope-Weston (July 11 1941 – March 6 2005) was a British pop radio broadcaster, born in Eynsham, Oxfordshire.
		He took the name "Tommy Vance" at the radio station KOL in Seattle from a DJ who had failed to turn up after the station had already paid to have jingles recorded.
		Vance was part of the original line-up at the London station Capital Radio — the first legal commercial pop station ever to broadcast on land in Britain — in October 1973, initially co-hosting the morning show and then playing reggae and soul music on a weekend show.
	www.wiki-mirror.be /index.php/Tommy_Vance (747 words)

	The Music Hype - DJ Tommy Vance dies after stroke
		Vance, who was 63, died in Kent at 0400 on Sunday, his agent said.
		Vance, who has two children, also presented the Friday Night Rock show on digital channel VH1 and more lately had his own show on digital radio station Virgin Classic Rock.
		Vance's distinctive voice also landed him voiceover jobs and he also worked as a continuity announcer for BBC Two.
	www.themusichype.com /news/story/DJ_Tommy_Vance_dies_after_stroke/2556 (285 words)

	Tommy Vance - Media UK
		Vance re-emerged in British radio when he was part of the original line-up at the London station Capital Radio - the first legal commercial pop station ever to broadcast on land in Britain - in October 1973, co-hosting the morning show.
		Vance departed Radio 1 in March 1993, having been lured away by the soon-to-launch Virgin Radio, for whom he initially presented the weekday drivetime show - soon after Vance's voluntary departure, many similar veteran DJs were forced out of Radio 1 by new controller Matthew Bannister.
		Vance continued to broadcast regularly - notably a revived Friday Rock Show for VH1 in the UK, which ran for some years until 2002, and a much-quoted appearance on "Brass Eye", where he is widely believed to have been in on the joke.
	www.mediauk.com /the_knowledge/i.muk/Tommy_Vance (574 words)

	MTSATURN.co.uk : Tommy Vance tribute - about the man
		Tommy was one of the few British DJ's to get rock music on national radio, and he championed many bands, and helped them get fame, by playing their music on his shows.
		On Sunday 6th March 2005, Tommy had died of a stroke, he was taken to Darent Vally Hospital in Kent.
		Over the years, Tommy gained the respect of so many people, not only the people who listened to and watched him, but people in music, he interviewed so many people, many of them before they were famous, and helped many get the fame he thought they deserved.
	www.mtsaturn.co.uk /tommyvance/theman.php (509 words)

	The Pirate Radio Hall of Fame: A tribute to Tommy Vance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Tommy heard a rumour that Philip Birch, boss of Radio London, was negotiating to move his station to France.
		Tommy presented the morning show with Joan Shenton on the station's first programme schedule but during his time with Capital he also hosted commercial radio's first reggae show and, at a time when punk was being vilified by the press, he carried out the first in-depth interview with Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols.
		Tommy liked to give the impression that he was just a hack voice-over man, cynically selling whatever was on the script.
	www.offshoreradio.co.uk /tommy.htm (1296 words)

	Tommy Vance \| Obituaries \| Guardian Unlimited (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Vance then moved to KHJ Los Angeles, one of the most famous top 40 stations.
		Because he feared being drafted and sent to Vietnam, Vance returned to Britain in 1966, when the BBC Light Programme and Radio Luxembourg pop duopoly were challenged by pirate radio - unauthorised stations broadcast from small ships just outside territorial waters.
		Vance returned to the BBC in 1978, and there kept the flame of heavy metal, introducing the Friday Night Rock Show for 15 years.
	www.guardian.co.uk /obituaries/story/0,3604,1431824,00.html (599 words)

	Radio Rewind - Tommy Vance - Personal Tributes
		“Tommy Vance is a name that I adopted in the United States of America around about the time that they had their civil war, a long time ago.
		Tommy brought a genre' of music namely Rock, and championed the NWOBHM at a time when mainstream was all pop and hairspray.
		Tommy was a true friend to HM Forces, only to happy to visit desolate places like the Falklands just after the 1982 war, and a key figure in the presentation team at BFBS - indeed to many young broadcasters who joined forces radio in the 70s and 80s he was an inspiration.
	www.radiorewind.co.uk /tommy_vance_tributes_page.htm (1661 words)

	Tommy Vance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tommy Vance, born Richard Anthony Crispian Francis Prew Hope-Weston (July 11, 1941 – March 6, 2005) was a British pop radio broadcaster, born in Eynsham, Oxfordshire.
		Vance departed Radio 1 in March 1993, having been lured away by the soon-to-launch Virgin Radio, for whom he initially presented the weekday drivetime show.
		Vance continued to broadcast regularly, notably a revived Friday Rock Show for VH1 in the UK, which ran for some years until 2002, and a much-quoted appearance on Brass Eye.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tommy_Vance (895 words)

	Tommy Vance \| Magazine \| The Observer
		Tommy liked to present himself as little more than a jobbing voice-over artist, simply selling whatever was in the script of the numerous TV and radio programmes he presented over the years, referring to himself as a 'larynx on legs'.
		He was obliged to change his name to Tommy Vance when he took a job at Los Angeles station KHJ after the real Tommy Vance turned it down at the 11th hour.
		Always the innovator, Tommy was a key player in the March 1993 launch of Virgin Radio - a move he later regretted as the station abandoned its adventurous remit in favour of a dull ad-driven playlist.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /magazine/story/0,11913,1656570,00.html (892 words)

	Rock In Peace, Tommy Vance : pixeldiva
		While I would occasionally listen to John Peel, the majority of my teenage years were spent listening to Tommy's rock show.
		Tommy WAS rock music for me during those formative years.
		I can honestly say that I spent a lot more time listening to Tommy Vance (the charts in my early teens, and the Friday Rock Show later on), than I ever spent listening to John Peel.
	www.pixeldiva.co.uk /rock-in-peace-tommy-vance.html (227 words)

	Tommy Vance R.I.P. » a minor technicality (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Tommy Vance R.I.P. Tommy Vance R.I.P. I remember as a teenager, religiously tuning in to the Friday Rock Show, sat in my ample bean-bag with my Huge headphones plugged in to the ‘music centre’.
		In the case of this article and the Tommy Vance image, this is a publicity shot, produced either by the Beeb or Mr.
		Vance’s agent/PR, and therefore open to reproduction - providing it’s not used for defamatory purposes of course.
	neildixon.com /archives/2005/03/06/tommy-vance-rip (582 words)

	Tommy Vance Obituary
		Tommy was persuaded to join because at the time, there were plans for Radio London to recommence broadcasting from the continent after August 14th.
		Tommy was a really great guy and I've always looked forward to the day when I could see him again.
		I was shown in to the live studio, as the new boy I was introduced to Tommy and he was told to show me the ropes.
	www.radiolondon.co.uk /jocks/tommy/tommyobit.html (2456 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		These interviews were done on location by Tommy Vance in November 1984, when Purple were rehearsing for the world tour in Bedford, UK.
		Tommy Vance ran the Friday Rock Show from the late seventies to (I think) 1991 on BBC Radio One.
		Tommy Vance has been one of the oldest, most experienced broadcasters in British radio, starting out on pirate radio in the 60's, he's also done a stint as compere at Top Of The Pops, and last I heard he now works at VH-1.
	www.thehighwaystar.com /interviews/band/vance/index.html (172 words)

	RIP Tommy Vance - Hellride Music
		Vance’s real name was Richard Anthony Crispin Francis Prue Hope-West, and he began his DJ career using the name Rick West.
		He adopted the stage name Tommy Vance when he filled in for a DJ of that name who had not turned up; the American radio station concerned only had a jingle for a DJ with that name.
		Vance held a similar position in the rock world that his fellow Radio 1 DJ, the late John Peel, occupied for fans of alternative music.
	www.hellridemusic.com /forum/showthread.php?p=86999 (621 words)

	Tommy Vance Dies \| MTV UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Legendary VH1 presenter and Radio 1 DJ Tommy Vance has died aged 63.
		Vance, who was best known for his incredibly recognisable deep voice and trademark shades, passed away in Kent in the early hours of Sunday morning (March 6).
		Tommy Vance's agent Jon Roseman led the tributes.
	www.mtv.co.uk /channel/mtvuk/news/tommy_vance_dies (121 words)

	Tommy Vance RIP
		Tommy Vance presented the Top 40 for two years, from January 1982 to January 1984.
		Tommy's first three months as presenter of the Top 40 were handicapped, because as a cost-cutting exercise, the British Market Research Bureau, in their last year compiling the chart, cut off the sales information on a Friday instead of on Saturday.
		The soundbite is Tommy signing off at the end of his main two year stint on 1st January 1984.
	members.fortunecity.com /jcvcity/tommyv.htm (415 words)

	[Deathwatch] Tommy Vance, disc jockey, 63 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Gravel-Voiced British DJ Tommy Vance Dies LONDON (Reuters) - Former Radio 1 disc jockey Tommy Vance has died after suffering a stroke, the BBC reported.
		It said Vance, 63, died in hospital on Sunday three days after being taken ill at his home in Kent.
		After the government outlawed the offshore pirate stations in 1967, he was signed up by the BBC where he worked for Radio 1 for 15 years and regularly presented "Top of the Pops" on BBC 1.
	slick.org /pipermail/deathwatch/2005-March/001048.html (257 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It was with great sadness that we heard the news today of the passing of one of Rock Music's great broadcasters Tommy Vance.
		Tommy was rushed into hospital three days ago after suffering a stroke at his home in Kent.
		Throughout his career Tommy always advocated the music of Wishbone Ash and of course was at the Shepherds Bush Empire to announce the band onto stage to celebrate our 30th Anniversary.
	www.wishboneash.com /news_detail.asp?theID=210 (124 words)

	TotalRock Community :: View topic - Tommy Vance: A Tribute to the Voice of Rock
		In the 15 years that followed Tommy put his heart and soul into broadcasting the music he loved to an audience for whom he bacame 'the voice of rock'.
		From that moment on I was hooked and every friday for years to come I would be listening to TV on the radio, opening the doors to a new world of Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Rush, AC/DC, Judas Priest etc and later Iron Maiden, Gillan, Whitesnake and on and on.
		Tommy Vance was the most important DJ UK Rock has ever had, and probably will ever have.
	forums.totalrock.com /viewtopic.php?t=1948 (1647 words)

	[No title]
		Just heard on R2 - Tommy Vance passed away in the early hours of today (Sunday 0400) after suffering a stroke on Thursday and being admitted to hospital.
		I grew up listening to the Friday night rock show on Radio 1 (and Fluff's on Saturday), Tommy was a major influence on me during my teens and led me astray into rock/heavy metal (My ears have never recovered).
		"Tommy Vance, voice of rock, dies at 63 Tommy Vance, 63, the former Radio 1 disc jockey, has died in hospital after suffering a stroke.
	www.ureader.co.uk /message/9549.aspx (1919 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| DJ Tommy Vance dies after stroke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Vance, 63, died at Darent Valley Hospital near Dartford, Kent, early on Sunday morning, his agent said.
		Fellow DJ Dave Cash worked with Vance at Radio Caroline, Radio 1 and Capital Radio and was a friend of his for 40 years.
		"Tommy was part of the group that actually cared about the music he was playing."
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/entertainment/4323345.stm (409 words)

	RIP Tommy Vance. - Y&T/Meniketti Forums
		He was courteous, he absolutley loved all rock music, as you have all said, he was the voice of rock music on British radio, and then on VH1.
		Tommy Vance was as good a reason as any for staying in on a Friday night.
		I remember Donington 1986, when Bad News played, and he came out on stage in an American football helmet because he knew that he was going to get bottled as he introduced them.
	www.meniketti.com /vforum/showthread.php?p=68601 (841 words)

	Radio Broadcasting History, Radio People (Tommy Vance) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		When coming back to Britain in 1966, Tommy Vance joined pirate station Radio Caroline on the South ship, anchored in the North Sea off Frinton On Sea in Essex, England.
		Tommy was then heard on BBC Radio 1 and for a short while Radio Monte Carlo until joining Capital Radio in London when they opened in October 1973.
		In 1978 Tommy re-joined BBC Radio One until the early 1990s, lauching the Friday Rock show (he now presents a TV version of this show on VH1 UK and Ireland).
	440int.com /_tvance.html (546 words)

	Tommy Vance
		I was somewhat nervous, I was to be apart of the BFBS UK show hosted by Tommy Vance, being on the radio was something I had never done before.
		On my first appearance with Tommy I sang a song 'Photographs' it was new then and sounds very old now because of the old technology involved in the lyrics.
		Tommy Died Sunday 6 March 2005 During his career Tommy interviewed more than 10000 guests including Prince Charles and the Rolling Stones and I was one of the 10000.......but he did interview me twice and remembered the first time !
	www.almondgreenway.com /page23.html (674 words)

	Tommy Vance dies - UKOnAir.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Tommy was the voice of Rock on Radio 1 for so many years and of course took over from Tony Blackburn to host the Top 40 show on Sundays.
		While John Peel flew the flag for anything that took his fancy, Tommy Vance was the flagbearer for many a rock band, not just from the Uk but from around the world.
		What sticks in my mind was Tommy's news slam from the 11o'clock show on channel 4.
	www.ukradio.com /forums/showthread.php?t=5075 (740 words)

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