Vincent Brian Hill, known professionally as Vince Hill, was an English
traditional pop singer born on 16 April 1934 in Holbrooks, Coventry. He began
his professional singing career at age 17 in The Prospect pub in Margate, Kent,
and after working various jobs, including baker, truck driver, and coal miner,
joined the Band of the Royal Corps of Signals as a vocalist during his National
Service. Following his military service, he toured with the musical comedy
Florodora and later became a singer with Teddy Foster's Band. In 1962, he
released his debut single "The River's Run Dry"—w...