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!
Tours: Noddy Holder & Slade's London
Themes: Music
Don Powell from the Wolverhampton rock band Slade lived here |
Ranking This Month: 1603/3062
Pages Hit This Month: 43
Credits: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slade
Your Comments:
Other places nearby:
Bela Bartok stayed here», 4.7km
Libertines Up the Bracket Video», 6.1km
Upper Cut Club's Purple Haze», 9.4km
Elton John was born here», 9.1km
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club», 4.1km
Regent Sound», 4.1km
Town House Studios», 4.2km
The Betsey Trotwood», 4.4km
Rolling Stones discovered Here», 4.2km
Morrissey Lived Here...», 3.7km
Location Pinpointed:
Open Street Maps», Google Maps»