Vivian Stanshall

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Ade Edmondson and Vivian Stanshall
“I speak like I do because I spent years trying to impersonate Vivian Stanshall”: Comedian and musician Ade Edmondson’s prog record collection

By Jo Kendall Published

The Young Ones and Bottom star fronted The Bad Shepherds with inspirations including the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Jethro Tull, Focus, Alex Harvey and a stack of folk influences

Interviews
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Watch new posthumous Vivian Stanshall video for I’d Rather Cut My Hands

By Jerry Ewing Published

Two posthumous Vivian Stanshall albums, Dog Howl In Tune and Rawlinson's End, were released in July

Music Videos
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New video released for Vivian Stanshall's Dog Howl In Tune

By Jerry Ewing Published

Two new Vivian Stanshall albums, Dog Howl In Tune and Rawlinson's End, have just been released

Music Videos
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The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band gear up for eventful 2023

By Jerry Ewing Published

A live event will celebrate Vivian Stanshall's 80th birthday at the Union Chapel in March

Bands & Artists
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The Vivian Stanshall albums you should definitely own

By Mick Farren Published

Buying guide From playing on Blue Peter to releasing poems about his penis, Bonzo Dog mainman Vivian Stanshall’s eccentricity and creativity knew no bounds

Buying guide
Michael Livesley
Michael Livesley announces dates to celebrate 40 years of Sir Henry At Rawlinson's End

By Jerry Ewing Published

London and Liverpool shows in honour of Vivian Stanshall's great comic creation...

Concerts & Shows
VIVIAN STANSHALL SIR HENRY AT RAWLINSON END cover art
"Brutally neutered and drunkenly skunked he rides bare-back the fur-tongued hounds of Hades." The innate charms of Sir Henry At Rawlinson End

By Lin Bensley Published

Making the case for Vivian Stanshall's classic album Sir Henry At Rawlinson End and its place within the prog canon

Albums