Slade are an English rock band formed in Wolverhampton in 1963. They rose to prominence during the glam rock era in the early 1970s, achieving 17 consecutive top 20 hits, including six number ones, on
Slade in their skinhead phase in 1969 from left: Powell, Lea, Holder, Hill.
Noddy Holder (right) and Dave Hill (left), near the height of their fame in 1973, showing some of their more extreme glam rock fashions
Slade performing in Oslo in 1977
Slade performing at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff in December 1981
David John Hill is an English rock musician. He is the lead guitarist, a backing vocalist and the sole continuous member in the English band Slade. Hill is known for his flamboyant stage clothes and h
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…and "My Oh My". This new-found success did not last long, however, and despite a top-25 UK hit in the early 1990s the band split in 1992. Guitarist Dave Hill and drummer Don Powell re-formed later in the year as Slade II. The band have continued, with a number of line-up changes, to the present day. They…
Hill performing with Slade in 2025
Hill performing at Cardiff University in 1981
Hill performing with Slade at Weymouth Pavilion in 2016
Hill in his Slade stage clothes in 1973