Vaughn Toulouse

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Vaughn Toulouse
Birth nameVaughn Cotillard[1]
Also known asVaughn Toulouse
Born(1959-07-30)30 July 1959[1]
OriginSt. Helier, Jersey[1]
Died8 August 1991(1991-08-08) (aged 32)[2][3][4][5]
GenresPunk rock, Post-punk, ska, new wave
Associated actsGuns for Hire, Department S

Vaughn Toulouse (born Vaughn Cotillard; 30 July 1959 – 8 August 1991), was a British singer. He was a founding member of Guns for Hire and its successor band Department S.[1]

Toulouse was born in St. Helier on the island of Jersey and raised in St Austell, Cornwall.[6][1] He attended college in St Austell before dropping out and moving to London in 1979, forming the punk/ska band Guns For Hire, who released the single "I'm Gonna Rough My Girlfriend's Boyfriend Up Tonight" in April 1980, before they morphed into Department S, taking their name from the ATV television spy-fi series of the same name.[6] In December 1980, the band released the single "Is Vic There?", which subsequently peaked at No. 22 on the UK Singles Chart in April 1981.[7]

Following the dissolution of Department S in 1982, Toulouse later worked as a DJ under the name Main T, and in 1983, released the single "Fickle Public Speaking" as the Main T Possee. Written and produced by Paul Weller, the song made No. 89 on the UK Singles Chart.[8] Toulouse participated in The Style Council's miners' charity project the Council Collective, appearing on the "Soul Deep" single (1984) and then recorded a solo single, "Cruisin' the Serpentine" (1985).[4]

Toulouse was openly gay.[9] He died in 1991 from an AIDS-related illness, aged 32.[4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "The night is young, the mood is mellow..." MetaFilter. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Department S". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  3. ^ "1990 - 1991". The Dead Rock Stars Club. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 299
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Waldo Pepper. "Department S : Biography". Ltmrecordings.com. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Trewhela, Lee (23 May 2021). "Cornwall pop star Vaughn Toulouse of Department S who died far too young". Cornwall Live. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  7. ^ "DEPARTMENT S". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  8. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Fickle Public Speaking by Main T Possee Search". The Official Charts Company. 11 July 2013.
  9. ^ Bullock, Darryl W. (21 November 2017). David Bowie Made Me Gay: 100 Years of LGBT Music. New York City: Abrams Books. ISBN 978-1468315592.
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