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Joseph Thomas Elliott (born 1 August 1959) is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the lead singer and one of the founder members of the hard rock band Def Leppard. He has also been the lead singer of the David Bowie tribute band the Cybernauts and the Mott the Hoople cover band Down 'n' Outz . [ 2 ]
Def Leppard evolved from Atomic Mass after vocalist Joe Elliott joined Atomic Mass in November 1977. The lineup of Elliott, drummer Tony Kenning, bassist Rick Savage, and guitarist Pete Willis was completed by the addition of guitarist Steve Clark in January 1978. [1]
Between the releases of Retro Active and Slang, Def Leppard endured hardships including guitarist Phil Collen's divorce from actress Jacqueline Collen, bassist Rick Savage's battle with Bell's palsy and the death of his father, and the arrests of both drummer Rick Allen and lead singer Joe Elliott for spousal abuse and assault, respectively.
Joe Elliott performs with Def Leppard at the Leadmill in Sheffield, England on May 19, 2023. (Photo by Danny Lawson) Def Leppard keeps churning out new material.
Ahead of a show with Journey at SoFi Stadium, the Def Leppard frontman talks about why his band has stuck together. Def Leppard's Joe Elliott on feeling like a 'fraud' and the 'insanity' of Taylor ...
Elliott’s longtime Jobriath obsession may seem surprising, but a direct line can be drawn from Jobriath to Def Leppard’s long-haired, men-in-makeup metal peers who dominated the mainstream in ...
At one point, they decided that Willis was the better guitar player, so Savage picked up the bass guitar. Needing a singer, they auditioned an acquaintance of Willis', Joe Elliott. They subsequently picked up guitarist Steve Clark and changed their name to Def Leppard. Savage contracted Bell's palsy around 1994. This causes his facial muscles ...
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