Vaughn Toulouse

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Vaughn Toulouse
Birth name Vaughn Cotillard[1]
Also known as Vaughn Toulouse
Born (1959-07-30)30 July 1959[1]
Origin St. Helier, Jersey[1]
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Associated acts Guns for Hire, Department S

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

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.[6] 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]

He died in 1991 from an AIDS-related illness.[4][5]

References

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