Vince Taylor was one of David Bowie's inspirations for the character Ziggy Stardust. A classic rocker in the mode of Elvis and Gene Vincent, Taylor was born in West London but moved to California when he was seven. Returning to London in '58 he began hanging out at the 2i's coffee bar in Soho owned by a couple of wrestlers, where many early British rock and roll stars started their careers playing live and where he met the musicians who would form his band The Playboys. Taylor and His Playboys enjoyed most of their success in France, and here he is on a Scopitone recording from 1960 covering Eddie Cochran's Twenty Flight Rock. Scopitone was an early video jukebox, popular in France, which played 16mm movies of the artist to accompany the song. Do enjoy!