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ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
21st November 1943 7 Belgian ministers in London sentence King Leopold III
21st November 1941 Born today: Juliet Mills, London England, actress (Nanny and the Professor, QB VII)
21st November 1934 Uiver returns from Schiphol in London-Melbourne air race
21st November 1781 Watercolour artist Cornelius Varley born in Hackney, East London.
21st November 1696 J Vanbrughes Relapse or Virtue in Danger, premieres in London
Home to a Glam Rock Star
Don Powell from the Wolverhampton rock band Slade lived here
Location: Platt's Lane
Description: 'Slade' were 'Glam Rock' all over during the early 1970s with 17 consecutive Top 20 hits and six number ones - they were legendary!
And drummer 'Don Powell' once lived here from 1974 to 1981.
All the way from Wolverhampton, the British Hit Singles & Albums names Slade as the most successful British group of the 1970s.
They were the first act to have three singles enter at number 1, and all six of the Wolverhampton band's chart-toppers were penned by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea.
Total UK sales stand at 6,520,171, and their best selling single, 'Merry Xmas Everybody', has sold in excess of one million copies.
Go to this location and pay homage to an English Legend!
Tagged in this Tour: Noddy Holder & Slade's London
Ranking This Month: 1642/2812
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Link to This Page: http://www.shadyoldlady.com/location/2140
Credits: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slade
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Don Powell from the Wolverhampton rock band Slade lived here |
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