The Louisiana band Vince Vance & The Valiants is a musical project which revolves around the talents of musician and frontman Andy Stone. Over the years Stone's band has provided a platform from which a number of notable Louisiana musicians have launched their careers and at the last count upwards of 50 performers have been credited with having been a member of the band.
In the eyes of the record-buying American public the band have two distinct personas: on the one hand they are a novelty band who rose to prominence in the 1980s with their version of 'Bomb Iran', a parody sung to the melody of the Beach Boys' hit Barbara Ann (originally recorded by the Regents). The band's second identity is that of a country band best known for their 1989 hit 'All I Want for Christmas Is You', a song which entered Billboard's Country Chart on no less than six separate occasions.
There is no doubt that over the years Stone has made a significant contribution to the musical heritage of Louisiana and this was recognised in 2010 when he was inducted into Louisiana's Music Hall of Fame.
