- Kenny Vance
Kenny Vance is an American
singer andmusic producer who was an original member ofJay and the Americans .Vance has worked on a number of movies and TV productions. He was music supervisor on the films
Animal House andEddie and the Cruisers , where he brought inJohn Cafferty to perform on the soundtrack. For the movieLooking For An Echo , he composed the original score and was the singing voice ofArmand Assante .In 1977, Vance was a guest singer on
Saturday Night Live and became their musical director in 1980, where he was responsible for booking the musical guests. He bookedAretha Franklin andPrince , as well asJames Brown , who on his only appearance on the show, performed for far longer than his alloted time, forcing the producers to go to a commercial while he was still singing. [ [http://www.songfacts.com/int/2008/05/kenny-vance.html Songfacts Interview] ]Since 1992, he has performed with his group Kenny Vance and The Planotones.
References
External links
* [http://www.planotones.com/ Kenny Vance and the Planotones official site]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0888536/?fr=c2M9MXxsbT01MDB8ZmI9dXx4PTI2fHk9OXxteD0yMHxodG1sPTF8c2l0ZT1kZnxxPWtlbm55IHZhbmNlfG5tPTF8cG49MA__;fc=1;ft=20 IMDB entry]
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