Vince Vance & The Valiants
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Vince Vance & The Valiants are a country pop
and rock and roll
musical group from New Orleans, Louisiana
, United States
. The current Vince Vance, Andy Stone, is the last original member of the Valiants. He was born Andrew John Franichevich Jr. The group is known primarily for the singles "All I Want for Christmas Is You
", which charted on the Billboard
Hot Country Songs
charts on six separate occasions, reaching its peak of #31 in 2000, and "Bomb Iran."
On Sunday, November 20, 2010, Vince Vance was surprised during his performance at a "Louisiana Legends" fundraiser at New Orleans Rock'n Bowl venue, with induction into The Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame for his outstanding career, including the Christmas icon "All I Want for Christmas is You" and his most current "I Am New Orleans."
Country pop
Country pop, with roots in both the countrypolitan sound and in soft rock, is a subgenre of country music that first emerged in the 1970s. Although the term first referred to country music songs and artists that crossed over to Top 40 radio, country pop acts are now more likely to cross over to...
and rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
musical group from New Orleans, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, United States
United States
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. The current Vince Vance, Andy Stone, is the last original member of the Valiants. He was born Andrew John Franichevich Jr. The group is known primarily for the singles "All I Want for Christmas Is You
All I Want for Christmas Is You (Vince Vance & the Valiants song)
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" is the title of a Christmas song recorded by the American novelty act Vince Vance & the Valiants. Initially released as a single in 1989, Vince Vance's version of the song has charted several times on the Billboard country singles charts...
", which charted on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts on six separate occasions, reaching its peak of #31 in 2000, and "Bomb Iran."
On Sunday, November 20, 2010, Vince Vance was surprised during his performance at a "Louisiana Legends" fundraiser at New Orleans Rock'n Bowl venue, with induction into The Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame for his outstanding career, including the Christmas icon "All I Want for Christmas is You" and his most current "I Am New Orleans."
Albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| All I Want for Christmas Is You |
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| I Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans |
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| Tamale Wagon |
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| We Don't Run |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
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| 1980 | "Bomb Iran" | — | 101 | single only |
| 1993 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You All I Want for Christmas Is You (Vince Vance & the Valiants song) "All I Want for Christmas Is You" is the title of a Christmas song recorded by the American novelty act Vince Vance & the Valiants. Initially released as a single in 1989, Vince Vance's version of the song has charted several times on the Billboard country singles charts... " |
55 | — | All I Want for Christmas Is You |
| 1994 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (re-entry) | 52 | — | |
| 1995 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (re-entry) | 52 | — | |
| 1996 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (re-entry) | 49 | — | |
| 1997 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (re-entry) | 43 | — | |
| 1999 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (re-entry) | 31 | — | |
| 2000 | "I Am New Orleans" | — | — | I Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Steve Dunning |