Bill Oxford's Classic Review

"Music that's Timeless, Romantic, and Fun!!" Featuring Bill Oxford and Vance Johnson Bill Oxford and his nephew, Vance Johnson, have been singing together off and on for over fifty years. The "Boys" in 1948 Vance and Bill, 1953 The two performers will be celebrating forty years as professional entertainers in the summer of 2004. Bill Oxford, first brought his band, the "Spyders" to the San Francisco Bay Area all the way from Harrison, Arkansas, early in 1964.  Vance joined the band as their first Bay Area drummer, and later; lead singer and front man.  The "Spyders" were at first a top 40 cover band during the "British Invasion", and later became a pure "Soul" band, gaining some recognition as a "Tower of Power" influence.              Bill and Vance with Bill Medley of the "Righteous Brothers"; 1965  Bill and Vance left the "Spyders" late in 1965, and the band later became MTA recording artists, and enjoyed great success as a touring band until late in 1968. Since 1965, Bill and Vance have been in many groups together, off and on, including: "Tony Vance and the RB Project"; "Tony Vance and the Progress Hornsby Four"; "The Two-Pound Matchbox"; and "Hotspice".               In 1998, Bill Oxford set out on his own with his "Classic Review" as a single act.  Late in 2002, Vance Johnson joined his uncle once again in the "Classic Review".     Both men also continue to perform as singles, and occasionally with other projects, such as: "Soul Proprietor"; "Scratch";  The "Tommy and Vance Show"; "T'nT"; and "Willy and the Weiners".