On this day in 1966, THE NEW VAUDEVILLE BAND released their debut single WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL, a quirky slice of nostalgia that would become an unexpected transatlantic hit (Oct 4, 1966) The brainchild of British songwriter and producer Geoff Stephens, the song was a deliberate throwback to the vaudeville era, complete with a Rudy Vallée-inspired megaphone vocal. Stephens, a late bloomer in the music industry, had worked as a teacher and air traffic controller before turning his hand to songwrit

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