Vic Vergeat

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Vic Vergeat
Birth nameVittorio Vergeat
Also known asVic Vea
Born(1951-05-15)May 15, 1951
Domodossola, Italy
DiedNovember 1, 2023(2023-11-01) (aged 72)
Genres rock music
Occupation(s)musician, record producer
Instrumentguitar
Years active1960s–2010s
Formerly of Toad

Vittorio "Vic" Vergeat (15 May 1951 – 1 November 2023) was an Italian guitarist, singer-songwriter, and music producer. [1]

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Biography

Born in Domodossola on 15 May 1951, Vergeat began his career with the Piedmontese group, the Black Birds, which released a successful single in 1966, titled "Dolce Delilah". He then moved to London where he collaborated with Hawkwind before joining the Swiss group Toad, with whom he produced multiple records in the 1970s, including the album Tomorrow Blue. After leaving the group, he moved to the United States, where he recorded an album titled Vic Vergat Band, with production by Dieter Dierks of the Scorpions. [2] During the 1980s, he formed The Bank, a Swiss rock group.

Vic Vergeat died in Domodossola on 1 November 2023, at the age of 72. [3]

Discography

With the Black Birds

With Toad

With The Bank

With Marc Storace

With David Hasselhoff

Solo

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References

  1. "Vic Vergeat story". Carmilla (in Italian).
  2. "Vic Vergeat". Discogs.
  3. "Tace per sempre la chitarra di Vic Vergeat". laRegione Ticino (in Italian). 1 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.