Ron Vincent sings Cat Stevens

Ron Vincent has been performing professionally for 28 years, as a singer/ guitarist in many parts of Australia and all over the world, including places as far as Malta and the snow fields of Austria. He grew up in the 70s listening to the soulful music of artists like Neil Diamond, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, John Lennon and of course Cat Stevens, who would eventually be of key importance to Ron’s performing career. A self-taught musician, Ron picked up his first guitar at age 14 after hearing Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ on the radio and deciding he just had to play it! That was the start of a life-long love affair with music. Ron went on to have professional singing lessons in 1993 and some jazz ballet training for theatre work. In 1995 Ron performed voice over work , his favourite role being the plant in ‘The Little Shop of Horrors’. He then moved on to performing a Neil Diamond Tribute throughout Victoria. Ron has continued to woo audiences for nearly three decades while playing in such cover bands as ‘Rendezvous’, ‘Flat Chat’ and ‘Third Stone’ and was a regular attraction at Mentone’s Night Hawk from 2003 until 2010.

During the last few years, Ron has passionately pursued his interest in Cat Stevens music. Ron’s Cat Stevens show has developed a regular following in regional Victoria and the Peninsula. Audiences marvel at his uncanny likeness to Cat Stevens in voice and looks. Recently, Ron has been appearing regularly at the Pig and Whistle in Main Ridge, Albury’s SS&A Club, Tanti in Mornington, the Raleigh Club and the Ringwood RSL to name a few.

‘I have a strong emotional connection with the music. You can’t just sing the song perfectly note for note, you gotta have that soul connection to get the mood across,’ Ron said.

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