New Vaudeville Band, The
Geoff Stephens was a teacher, an air traffic controller and a silk screen
printer before ending up working as a songwriter at the heart of the British
music industry in Denmark Street, London in the 1960s. He penned the hits Tell
Me When for The Applejacks and The Crying Game for Dave Berry (both top ten hits
in 1964) and really cemented his reputation when he discovered, managed and
produced folk singer Donovan. In 1966 he came up with a quirky novelty record
called Winchester Cathedral, made in the style of British Music Hall showtunes
from the 1920s. Under the name The New Vau...
