me." Vance is survived by his ex-wife, their son and daughter. Tributes On 11 March 2005, five days after Vance's death, TotalRock ran Rock On, Tommy Day, a 15-hour live broadcast celebrating his life and work, including much music, numerous testimonials from artists and colleagues, and also from people who wrote down their thoughts on Tommy at a special Forum, In Memoriam: Tommy Vance, put up at the TotalRock website. As a finale, after the actual live broadcast had ended, the last Friday Rock Show Vance recorded for BBC Radio 1 in 1993 was re-broadcast. Author Paul Stenning dedicated his biographies of Iron Maiden and Slash to Vance. On 31 March 2006, a Tommy Vance Tribute Night, in association with the Teenage Cancer Trust foundation, was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Judas Priest, Scorpions and Ian Gillan all performed to pay tribute. There were also special stage appearances by Roger Daltrey and Bruce Dickinson. In early 2018, it was announced that a new festival, Stonedeaf, would be naming their stage after Tommy Vance. In true Monsters of Rock fashion with one day and one stage, held at Newark Showground on the same weekend. References External links Merchant Navy records held at the National Archives January 1998 Radio London interview Radio Rewind page <TOMMY VANCE WEBSITE March 2015> 1940 births 2005 deaths English radio DJs English radio people English sailors Offshore radio broadcasters People from Eynsham Pirate radio personalities Virgin Radio (UK) BBC Radio 1 presenters Radio Luxembourg (English) presenters Golders Green Crematorium Top of the Pops presenters