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Gary Glitter in the 80s and 90s
filled the UK's biggest arenas with his Gang Shows, but high profile
misdemeanours, have seem him jailed in Britain, fleeing this country and
currently jailed in Cambodia for child sex offences. Consequently he has
been airbrushed out of pop history and is no longer heard on the radio or
TV. In 2015 he was given a lengthy jail sentence for historical sex
offences
The Glitter Band with originals John
Springate and Pete Phipps are still going strong. Their stance is this:
"The Glitter Band were the musicians who backed Gary Glitter on his hit records
under the direction of the late great Mike Leander, and then went on to have a
string of international Top 10 hits in their own right, including Angel Face,
Goodbye My Love and Let's Get Together Again
After many years living under the cloud of Gary Glitter's spectacular fall from
grace, The Glitter Band are striking out and taking back the songs they
performed on and that were the soundtrack to an entire generation
Those songs will NOT be allowed to disappear into the mists of time because of
the actions of one selfish individual. SHOUT IT LOUD AND SHOUT IT PROUD, HEYYYY" |
