Vince Taylor: leather-clad, bequiffed inspiration for Ziggy Stardust and, err, Alvin Stardust

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Just look at this cat go!

Vince Taylor (14 July 1939 – 28 August 1991),[1] born Brian Maurice Holden, was an English rock and roll singer. As the lead singer of Vince Taylor and His Playboys, sometimes Vince Taylor and The Playboys, he was successful primarily in France and other parts of Continental Europe during the late 1950s and early 1960s, afterwards falling into obscurity amidst personal problems and drug abuse.

Vince Taylor - Wikipedia

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Alvin Stardust was clearly a reference to Ziggy Stardust, a David Bowie character based on the "C-list" rocker Vince Taylor. The Alvin Stardust character looked remarkably like Taylor with sideburns and black leather outfit
Alvin Stardust - Wikipedia

 

[The39thStep]

Love stuff like that .Cant say these were an inluence on anyone but here's a a few faves :

 

[SpookyFrank]

The Clash did this one on London Calling of course:

 

[Spandex]

Love stuff like that .Cant say these were an inluence on anyone

The Meteors, Guana Batz, Demented Are Go, The Cramps...