Vivian Stanshall
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Vivian Stanshall was an English singer-songwriter, musician, author, poet and wit, best known for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, for his exploration of the British upper classes in Sir Henry at Rawlinson End, and for acting as Master of Ceremonies on Mike Oldfield's album Tubular Bells.
Stanshall with his bulldog Bones on a towpath in Shepperton, England, 1980
Cul-de-sac named after Stanshall, close to his childhood home in Walthamstow
Stanshall with The Bonzo Dog Band on the Dutch TV show Fenklup, 1968
Stanshall painting the doors into the hold of The Thekla
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
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The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band was created by a group of British art-school students in the 1960s. Combining elements of music hall, trad jazz and psychedelia with surreal humour and avant-garde art, the Bonzos came to public attention through appearances in the Beatles' 1967 film Magical Mystery Tour and the 1968 ITV comedy show Do Not Adjust Your Set.
The band appearing in June 1968 on Fenklup (Dutch television)
The Bonzos in the Netherlands (June 1968)
Neil Innes on the Dutch TV show Fenklup, 1968
Vivian Stanshall and "Legs" Larry Smith (Fenklup, 1968)