Dave Hill and Don Powell from seventies super-group Slade have arrived in the capital ahead of Saturday’s ‘Rewind to the Seventies’ concert at the Assembly Hall.
The pair will join Alvin Stardust and The Rubettes on stage with all proceeds going to the National Autistic Society in what promises to be a fantastic night’s entertainment for those lucky enough to have a ticket – and if you don’t then there may be tickets available on the night….watch the video!
Slade took the music world by storm in the early seventies with an unprecedented 17 straight top 20 hits, six number ones, including three which went straight to the top spot, something no other group, not even the Beatles had achieved at that time. The Jam subsequently equalled this feat in the eighties with Going Underground, Town Called Malice and Beat Surrender.
Their total UK sales exceed 6.5 million and they were awarded a Platinum Disc for the iconic ‘Merry Xmas Everybody,’ a Gold Disc for ‘My oh My,’ and Silver Discs for ‘Skweeze Me Pleeze Me,’ ‘My Fried Stan.’ ‘Everyday’ and ‘Far Far Away.’ Four of their albums were awarded Gold Discs; ‘Old New Borrowed Blue,’ ‘Slade in Flame,’ ‘Slade Smashes’ and ‘Crackers,’ and two Solver Discs for ‘Sladest’ and ‘Wall of Hits.’
Forty plus years later, Dave and Don have never lost their love of appearing in front of live audiences.
Watch their interview here. (We had such fun with them!) The event was organised by Sue Wilson who also spoke to The Edinburgh Reporter.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
Re Slade comments I have to correct you about no other band having 3 singles enter the chart at number 1.
Do you not remember THE JAM?
– Going Underground
– Town Called Malice
– Beat Surrender
All entered at no 1 (and not forgetting Start which went 3/2/1.
Need to get your facts right before you make statements like that!!
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