In October 1956, Malcolm Vaughan was due to appear on BBC TV's Off The Reco… Read Full Bio ↴In October 1956, Malcolm Vaughan was due to appear on BBC TV's Off The Record to promote his new release, "St. Therese Of The Roses". The invitation was withdrawn a few days later after a BBC committee had determined that the record was unsuitable for broadcast because "the lyric is contrary both to Roman Catholic doctrine and to Protestant sentiment." The resulting controversy helped to sell records, and with airplay on Radio Luxembourg the sugary wedding song climbed to No 3, stayed on the charts for five months and sold half a million copies.
Malcolm Vaughan was born Malcolm James Thomas, the son of a miner, in Abercynon, Glamorgan in March 1929. The family were to move to Troedyrhiw, near Merthyr Tydfil, where his grandfather was a cobbler. The young boy was soon singing in the local choir, and, in 1943, his aunt wrote to the actor, Emlyn Williams, about joining his wartime repertory company. Thomas appeared in a touring version of The Druid's Rest which ended up in the West End. Richard Burton also made his stage début in this play. After this, Thomas had a singing role in another West End show, Jenny Jones.
Malcolm Thomas was still a boy soprano when he was 16 but his voice broke on stage while he was singing "Danny Boy" at the Glasgow Empire. Overcome with embarrassment, he returned home. He took jobs as they came along, appearing as an errand boy in the film Bedelia with Margaret Lockwood and being the voice of Dennis the Dachshund in a television production of Larry The Lamb. He was in the West End productions of two Thornton Wilder plays, Our Town and The Skin Of Our Teeth, which was directed by Laurence Olivier.
In 1947 Thomas did national service in Greece and Egypt. He then returned to show business, appearing in Aladdin and Dick Whittington on ice in Brighton. In 1952, he teamed up with three other vocalists to become the Welsh Street Singers and then supported Old Mother Riley in pantomime.
In 1953, Thomas appeared in the revue Going Gay in Eastbourne and befriended a comedian, Kenneth Earle. They thought of becoming a double act but didn't care for the sound of "Earle and Thomas". They walked around the high street, trying out different names, and settled on "Earle and Vaughan". Their humour was mundane by today's standards but they got by:
Earle: "Why was Bernard Shaw very like me?"
Vaughan: "I don't know. Why was Bernard Shaw very like you?"
Earle: "We're both clean-shaven, except for Bernard Shaw."
When the BBC disc jockey Jack Jackson saw Earle and Vaughan at the Chiswick Empire in 1955 he was impressed with Vaughan's impersonation of Mario Lanza. He arranged an audition with Wally Ridley, the head of HMV Records, who steered him away from light opera to the ballads of the day.
His first record, "Ev'ry Day Of My Life", became a Top 10 hit and he followed it with a successful version of Gilbert Bécaud's "Mes Mains", now called "With Your Love". Vaughan incorporated his records into Earle and Vaughan's act but he did not want to break up the partnership. They spent Christmas 1955 as Chinese policemen in Aladdin in Salford.
During 1955, Earle and Vaughan had judged a beauty contest at a holiday camp in Guernsey. Vaughan was attracted by the winner, Gaye Hands (Earle renamed her "Sad Feet"), and they were married in June 1956. They settled in Tooting and they were to have two children, Daryl Earle Haydn Samuel in 1957 and Damon Charles Michael in 1963. In 1963, Malcolm changed his name by deed poll to Malcolm Vaughan.
In 1957, Earle and Vaughan toured with the American rock'n'roll stars, Bill Haley and the Comets, and did surprisingly well in the circumstances. Later in the year, Vaughan appeared alongside other balladeers including David Whitfield and Ronnie Hilton in a special production number in the Royal Variety Performance. At the time he was enjoying another Top 10 single with "My Special Angel": in this case, Wally Ridley had amended the lyric of Bobby Helms' original to avoid a BBC ban.
Vaughan had further hits in the 1950s with "To Be Loved", "More Than Ever (Come Prima)" and "Wait For Me", and sang the theme song from the Kenneth More film about the sinking of the Titanic, A Night To Remember (1958). Strangely, Vaughan did not make an album until Hello in September 1959. Ridley, his producer, told the New Musical Express: "I felt it was better to let his voice mature before getting him to tackle the better quality songs needed for an album."
Earle and Vaughan continued to work as a double act throughout the 1960s but never realised their ambition of making comedy films like Morecambe and Wise. It would have been better for Vaughan's career if he had continued making records and capturing the same market as Matt Monro. The duo split up in 1972 with Earle becoming an agent and Vaughan touring in productions of The Good Old Days. A biography, The Reluctant Star, by Edward Thomas was published in 2009, the title reflecting the fact that Malcolm Vaughan put family life above everything.
Spencer Leigh
Malcolm James Thomas (Malcolm Vaughan), singer: born Abercynon 22 March 1929; married 1956 Gaye Hands (two sons); died Eastbourne 9 February 2010.
Malcolm Vaughan was born Malcolm James Thomas, the son of a miner, in Abercynon, Glamorgan in March 1929. The family were to move to Troedyrhiw, near Merthyr Tydfil, where his grandfather was a cobbler. The young boy was soon singing in the local choir, and, in 1943, his aunt wrote to the actor, Emlyn Williams, about joining his wartime repertory company. Thomas appeared in a touring version of The Druid's Rest which ended up in the West End. Richard Burton also made his stage début in this play. After this, Thomas had a singing role in another West End show, Jenny Jones.
Malcolm Thomas was still a boy soprano when he was 16 but his voice broke on stage while he was singing "Danny Boy" at the Glasgow Empire. Overcome with embarrassment, he returned home. He took jobs as they came along, appearing as an errand boy in the film Bedelia with Margaret Lockwood and being the voice of Dennis the Dachshund in a television production of Larry The Lamb. He was in the West End productions of two Thornton Wilder plays, Our Town and The Skin Of Our Teeth, which was directed by Laurence Olivier.
In 1947 Thomas did national service in Greece and Egypt. He then returned to show business, appearing in Aladdin and Dick Whittington on ice in Brighton. In 1952, he teamed up with three other vocalists to become the Welsh Street Singers and then supported Old Mother Riley in pantomime.
In 1953, Thomas appeared in the revue Going Gay in Eastbourne and befriended a comedian, Kenneth Earle. They thought of becoming a double act but didn't care for the sound of "Earle and Thomas". They walked around the high street, trying out different names, and settled on "Earle and Vaughan". Their humour was mundane by today's standards but they got by:
Earle: "Why was Bernard Shaw very like me?"
Vaughan: "I don't know. Why was Bernard Shaw very like you?"
Earle: "We're both clean-shaven, except for Bernard Shaw."
When the BBC disc jockey Jack Jackson saw Earle and Vaughan at the Chiswick Empire in 1955 he was impressed with Vaughan's impersonation of Mario Lanza. He arranged an audition with Wally Ridley, the head of HMV Records, who steered him away from light opera to the ballads of the day.
His first record, "Ev'ry Day Of My Life", became a Top 10 hit and he followed it with a successful version of Gilbert Bécaud's "Mes Mains", now called "With Your Love". Vaughan incorporated his records into Earle and Vaughan's act but he did not want to break up the partnership. They spent Christmas 1955 as Chinese policemen in Aladdin in Salford.
During 1955, Earle and Vaughan had judged a beauty contest at a holiday camp in Guernsey. Vaughan was attracted by the winner, Gaye Hands (Earle renamed her "Sad Feet"), and they were married in June 1956. They settled in Tooting and they were to have two children, Daryl Earle Haydn Samuel in 1957 and Damon Charles Michael in 1963. In 1963, Malcolm changed his name by deed poll to Malcolm Vaughan.
In 1957, Earle and Vaughan toured with the American rock'n'roll stars, Bill Haley and the Comets, and did surprisingly well in the circumstances. Later in the year, Vaughan appeared alongside other balladeers including David Whitfield and Ronnie Hilton in a special production number in the Royal Variety Performance. At the time he was enjoying another Top 10 single with "My Special Angel": in this case, Wally Ridley had amended the lyric of Bobby Helms' original to avoid a BBC ban.
Vaughan had further hits in the 1950s with "To Be Loved", "More Than Ever (Come Prima)" and "Wait For Me", and sang the theme song from the Kenneth More film about the sinking of the Titanic, A Night To Remember (1958). Strangely, Vaughan did not make an album until Hello in September 1959. Ridley, his producer, told the New Musical Express: "I felt it was better to let his voice mature before getting him to tackle the better quality songs needed for an album."
Earle and Vaughan continued to work as a double act throughout the 1960s but never realised their ambition of making comedy films like Morecambe and Wise. It would have been better for Vaughan's career if he had continued making records and capturing the same market as Matt Monro. The duo split up in 1972 with Earle becoming an agent and Vaughan touring in productions of The Good Old Days. A biography, The Reluctant Star, by Edward Thomas was published in 2009, the title reflecting the fact that Malcolm Vaughan put family life above everything.
Spencer Leigh
Malcolm James Thomas (Malcolm Vaughan), singer: born Abercynon 22 March 1929; married 1956 Gaye Hands (two sons); died Eastbourne 9 February 2010.
The World Is Mine
Malcolm Vaughan Lyrics
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Alex Day My strings are broken and my heart is out of…
Armchair Cynics If you tell those lies to yourself, You'll regret these nig…
Axxis Lights in the demonstration Fights are all around Signs of a…
BURNOUT SYNDROMES チクタクチクタク 時限爆弾の音がしている チクタクチクタク 世界が終わる日を伝えている 坊や 少し 傍においで おばあ…
Catscan Falling to the underground Falling to the underground Fallin…
Cracker D-be-a-ge E-g D-e-g-d Well we went to the station They…
D-MODE REMIX We on a different type of time City lights A litty life This…
David & Cathy Guetta Every night she walks right in my dreams Since I met…
david getta - [EMG] - [www.elitemusic.net] I believe in the wonder I believe this new life to…
David Guetta I believe in the wonder, I believe this new life took…
david guetta & j.d. davis I believe in the wonder I believe this new life took…
David Guetta & J.Davis I believe in the wonder, I believe this new life took…
David Guetta & JD Davis I believe in the wonder, I believe this new life took…
David Guetta (Featuring JD Davis) I believe in the wonder I believe this new life took…
David Guetta - JD Davis I believe in the wonder, I believe this new life took…
David Guetta Fat. Jd Davis I believe in the wonder, I believe this new life took…
David Guetta feat. David Gahan I believe in the wonder I believe this new life took…
David Guetta feat. J.D. Davis I believe in the wonder, I believe this new life took…
David Guetta Feat. Jd Davis And Joachim Garraud I believe in the wonder I believe this new life took…
David Guetta feat. JS Davis I believe in the wonder I believe this new life to…
David Guetta featJd Davis I believe in the wonder I believe this new life to…
David Guetta Feta. JD Davis I believe in the wonder I believe this new life took…
David Guetta ft Herd & Fitz Feat. Abigail Bailey I believe in the wonder I believe this new life to…
David Guetta Jd Davis I believe in the wonder I believe this new life took…
David Guetta JD Davis Joachim Garraud I believe in the wonder, I believe this new life took…
David Guetta Joachim Garraud JD Davis I believe in the wonder I believe this new life took…
DAVID+GUETTA I believe in the wonder I believe this new life to…
Didier Sinclair - David Guetta feat. JD Davis I believe in the wonder I believe this new life took…
DJ FRESH JAY Feat. MARIO The world has turned and left me here Just where I…
Doctor.H This is mine This is mine Take it if you want it…
Dr. B Make it hot Make it hot Make it hot Make it hot The world…
F.A.T (Fucking African Truth) People movin' out, people movin' in Why? Because of the colo…
Guetta David I believe in the wonder I believe this new life took…
GUETTA David & JD DAVIS I believe in the wonder, I believe this new life took…
Hal Schaefer and His Orchestra The whole world is singing my song But I sing it…
Hatsune Miku & supercell sekai de ichiban OHIME-SAMA souyu atsukai KOKORO ete yone s…
Hooverphonic Inhale the joy Inhale the fun Now it's time for me to…
I-Rocc This is mine This is mine Take it if you want it…
Ice Cube [Repeat: x 4] The world is mine (*whispered* the world is…
Incognito The world is mine Can be for you if you want…
Indica Wave The World Is Mine I live by my philosophy Like Socrates An…
J-Blade It's a fake world we live in, feel like everyone…
J-Love A little bit of drizzle on a sunny day's just…
J. Stalin & Mayback I believe in the wonder, I believe this new life took…
J57 The World Is Mine David Guetta I believe in the wonder, I …
Jay You belong to the city You belong to the night In the…
Jd Davis I believe in the wonder I believe this new life took…
Joachim Garraud JD Davis David Guetta I believe in the wonder, I believe this new life took…
K.J. Eish Too kasi for the burbs, too bougie for the kasi Feeling…
Kevin Federline I'm a pirate on the seas, call me Captain Hook Everything…
Lizzy Borden I think I'm radioactive, gentlemen prefer bombs Holy smoker …
Madball Born into violence Didn't know any other way This life of cr…
Mahan Moin The world is out there It´s full of fear No, I don´t…
Mainstreet Yeah, the world is mine De dagen gaan zo snel Er gaat…
Manian vs. Winter Kisses so sweet, lovin so fine This is how I'm onna…
Miku sekai de ichiban OHIME-SAMA souyu atsukai KOKORO ete yone s…
Mobb Deep; Nas As time goes by, an eye for an eye We in…
N.Flying I wanna change my world We will always be the…
N.U.M. Moments in life Unbroken souls Written stories Without an en…
Neutro Shorty Yeah Neutro Shorty Trapmoney Trapmoneygang Un pelaito' en e…
Nieve She text me 3 cm im like what time you…
Northern19 Never forget every moment I spent with you Everlasting fire …
QUARTET NIGHT 光が差した地平の先に 求める輝きが浮かんでる 4人の「KIZUNA」歌に変えよう Ah... 世界とは何か？ その夢へ …
ryo feat. miku hatsune sekai de ichiban OHIME-SAMA souyu atsukai KOKORO ete yone s…
ryo(supercell) feat. Hatsune Miku 世界でいちばんおひめさま そういう扱い 心得てよね その一 いつもと違う髪形に気がつくこと その二 ちゃんと靴までみる…
ryo/Hatsune Miku sekai de ichiban OHIME-SAMA souyu atsukai KOKORO ete yone s…
S.K. Feeling like the world is mind Feeling like the world is…
S.Z You belong to the city You belong to the night In the…
Samm Henshaw Set our eyes west, chase the sunset Hint of wine on…
Sammy Davis Jr. What the world needs now What the world needs now Is love,…
Showtek I won't back down [many x] The world is my motherfucking…
Smokey & Perry Scaramanga If this world were mine, I'd place at your feet All…
Sosa From pennies to riches, the reaper done tol me the…
SPYAIR (Place to place) 馴れ合うより (Place to place) 裏切れよ (Place to plac…
STANCE PUNKS 少年! 世界は死ぬほど無様だ! ザ ワールド イズ マイン! Yeah 僕らに終わりがあることなんて とっくに知ってるん…
Supercell & Hatsune Miku Sekai de ichiban ohime-sama sou iu atsukai kokoroete yo ne …
Supercell & 初音ミク sekai de ichiban OHIME-SAMA souyu atsukai KOKORO ete yone s…
Supercell; Hatsune Miku 世界でいちばんおひめさま そういう扱い 心得てよね その一 いつもと違う髪形に気がつくこと その二 ちゃんと靴までみる…
The Legal Matters The world is mine. Go stand in line. While your bleeding…
The Twenties We've been lied to all our lives Something out there doesn't…
♪ David Guetta I believe in the wonder I believe this new life to…
デヴィッド・ゲッタ & JD Davis I believe in the wonder I believe this new life took…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Malcolm Vaughan:
As I Love You If you were the only girl in the world And I…
Ev'ry Day of My Life Every day of my life I'll be in love with…
Every Day Of My Life Every day of my life I'll be in love with…
Everyday of My Life Every day of my life I'll be in love with…
If You Were The Only Girl In The World If you were the only girl in the world And I…
If You Were The Only Girl In The World And I Were The Only Boy If you were the only girl in the world And I…
More Than Ever More than ever, more than ever More than ever, more than…
My Foolish Heart The night is like a lovely tune Beware my foolish heart How…
My Special Angel Angel, Angel, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh Angel, Angel, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh You …
Only You If you were the only girl in the world And I…
St Therese of the Roses St. Therese of the Roses I will come to you each…
St. Therese of the Roses St. Therese of the Roses I will come to you each…
The Night Is Young And You're So Beautiful The night is young and you're so beautiful, Here among the…
The Story of My Life Every day of my life I'll be in love with…
To Be Loved Someone to care Someone to share Lonely hours and moments …
Where Or When It seems we stood and talked like this before We looked…
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