Vivian Stanshall

Vivian Stanshall
Stanshall with his bulldog Bones on a towpath in Shepperton, England, 1980
Background information
Birth name	Victor Anthony Stanshall
Also known as	Viv Stanshall
Born	(1943-03-21)21 March 1943 Shillingford, Oxfordshire, England
Died	5 March 1995(1995-03-05) (aged 51) Muswell Hill, London, England
Genres	Rock and roll, satire, spoken word, comedy rock, psychedelic pop, trad jazz, avant-garde
Occupation(s)	Musician singer-songwriter multi-instrumentalist comic broadcaster raconteur poet actor writer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, trumpet, trombone, guitar, keyboards, percussion, flute, recorder, ukulele, mandolin, banjo, harp, harmonica, kazoo
Years active	1965–1995
Labels	Warner Bros., Liberty, Charisma, Polydor
Formerly of	Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, GRIMMS
Spouse(s)	Monica Peiser ​ ​ (m. 1968; div. 1975)​ Ki Longfellow ​ (m. 1980)​

Vivian Stanshall (born Victor Anthony Stanshall; 21 March 1943 – 5 March 1995)^[1] was an English singer-songwriter,^[2] 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 acting as Master of Ceremonies on Mike Oldfield's album Tubular Bells.^[3]