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Paul Francis Gadd (born 8 May 1944), better known by his stage name Gary Glitter, is an English former singer who achieved fame and success during the 1970s and 1980s. His career ended after he was convicted of downloading child pornography in 1999.
"Rock and Roll" is a song by English singer Gary Glitter, released in 1972 from his debut studio album, Glitter. Co-written by Glitter and Mike Leander, the song is in two parts: Part 1 is a vocal track with a "Rock and Roll, Rock" chorus and some verses reflecting on the history of the genre, while Part 2 is an instrumental piece aside from the regular exclamation of the word "Hey" in ...
Glitter was an influence on a number of musicians and genres from the 1970s onwards, especially British punk, post-punk, new wave, gothic rock, Britpop and glam metal. Glitter's music career ended after he was imprisoned for downloading child pornography in 1999, and was later also convicted of child sexual abuse in 2006 and a series of sexual ...
Gary Glitter walks at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport (Reuters) March 2006. The shamed singer is convicted of sexually abusing two Vietnamese girls, aged 10 and 11, and sentenced to three years in ...
Former pop star Gary Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, has been sent back to prison in the U.K. barely a month after being released from serving half of a 16-year sentence for attempted rape ...
Former pop star Gary Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, has been released from a U.K. prison after serving half of a 16-year sentence for attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault, and ...
Glitter is the debut studio album by English singer Gary Glitter, produced by Mike Leander, and released by Bell Records.Two tracks, "I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll)" and "Rock and Roll", the latter a song in two parts, achieved success as singles; each spent time amongst the top 40 singles in both the US and UK.
Journalists’ hunt for disgraced 1970s pop star Gary Glitter has been confirmed as the subject of a new Netflix documentary. Amazon Prime Video and ITV are also working up projects on Glitter ...