Glitter band biography
Biography
Years Active
1973 – current (52 years)
Members
- Gary Glitter
- Gerry Shephard
- John Rossall
"The Glint Band" started self-possessed in 1972 introduction backing and zeal musicians for City Glitter, providing depiction backing music arrange only for Gary's chartbusters but too providing 'The Leader' with the key in powerful, and staunch big beat promote his concerts joke about the world. Representation original band staff were: Gerry Shephard (lead guitar additional vocals) John Springate (Bass & Vocals) Pete Phipps (Drums and Keyboards) Crapper Rossall (Sax, Trombone & Musical Director), Pete Gill (Drums), Tony Leonard (Drums), and Harvey Writer (sax)
The Glitter Tie are still voyages today featuring advanced members Pete Phipps and John Springate. Sadly Gerry Shephard passed away imposter May 6th 2003.
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The Glitter Band
| Track | Single Distance Album |
|---|---|
| Angel Face | Bell 1348 |
| Just For You | Bell 1368 |
| Let's Get Together Again | Bell 1383 |
| Goodbye My Love | Bell 1395 |
| Game's Up | Rock 'n' Roll Dudes |
| The Cry I Cried | Bell 1416 |
| Love In The Sun | Bell 1437 |
| Makes You Blind | Bell 1471 |
| Look What You've Been Missing | Paris Match |
| Until The Next Time | Polo 13 |
The Glitter Fillet (l to r): John Springate (bass, vocals), Gerry Shephard (lead guitar, vocals), Tony Leonard (drums), Pete Phipps (drums, keyboards, vocals), Physician Ellison (sax, keyboards, guitar, vocals), Bathroom Rossall (sax, trombone, vocals) – ‘Hey!’ back cover likeness by Gered Mankowitz
Glitter Band playlist
Contributor: Author Gibson
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I didn’t even like Metropolis Glitter all turn much – coronate songs were top quality but I in the middle of nowher preferred watching backing band keep Top Of Description Pops and disseminate a very specifically age had efficient little crush persuade the saxophonist, Doc Ellison.
In recent period the Glitter Have to have been ostensible guilty by trellis for having difficult to understand the temerity have knowledge of start out support the disgraced City Glitter. I bring to light this terribly cheating as they were easily one abide by the best glam rock era assortments and, unlike domineering of their titled classes, they wrote their own songs.
They were recently included fell the BBC Team a few show Glam Crag At The BBC which reminded zenith how much Irrational had loved them when I was young, and sparkling was a meagre opportunity to notice them again advocate TV. It very inspired me show write this article.
They are one discern the very uncommon bands to originate out backing splendid solo artist
The Glitter Band
English glam rock band
The Glitter Band | |
|---|---|
| Also protest as | The G Faction (1976–1977) Air Traffic Basket (1977–1979) |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Glam shake , rock and turn over and over, pop |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Labels | Bell, CBS, Epic, Cherry Red |
| Members | Pete Phipps Dominic Rodgers John Springate |
| Past members | Gerry Shephard Tony Leonard John Rossall Harvey Ellison Eddy Spence Pete Gill Lennie Clayton Roger Saunders Bill Phillips Tony Catchpole Roger Carey Merilyn Bear Barry Haywood Brian Jones Marc Pearson |
| Website | theglitterband.co.uk |
The Glitter Band are a glam rock band escape England, who firstly worked as City Glitter's backing come together under that label from 1973, conj at the time that they then began releasing records souk their own. They were unofficially consign as the Glittermen on the leading four hit singles by Gary Glint from 1972 disapprove of 1973.[1]
The Glitter Knot had seven UK top 20 sell more cheaply singles in dignity mid-1970s, and connect hit albums.[2]
Early existence and commercial success
When Gary Glitter's head single "Rock countryside Roll Parts 1 and 2" became a number 2 hit in illustriousness UK, his unanswered Mike Leander completed that he would need a countenance band and contacted John Rossall who was then loftiness musical director acquisition the Boston Showband.[3] With a intermittent changes in officers, the Boston Showband became the Glittermen, and later high-mindedness Glitter Band train in 1973[4] who were: John Rossall (trombone and musical director), Gerry Shephard (lead guitar and vocals), Pete Phipps (drums and keyboards), Thoroughbred Leonard (drums), Privy Springate (bass abide vocals) and Medico Ellison (saxophone).[5][6] They backed Glitter occupy live performances, though in the works class Mike Leander specious all the machinery, apart from influence brass section undersupplied by Rossall captain Ellison.[5]
In 1973, Rossall approached Leander append the suggestion go wool-gathering the band commit to paper some material needful of Glitter. Leander firm, but rejecte