Noddy Holder MBE (born Neville John Holder, 15 June 1946, at Newhall St, Walsall, West Midlands) is an English musician and actor best known as the vocalist, guitarist, and occasional bass guitarist with 1970s rock music group Slade.
He co-wrote most of the band's songs with bass guitarist and occasional keyboard player, violinist, guitarist Jim Lea, and has also been praised for his distinctive vocals.
The son of a window cleaner, Holder passed ...
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Noddy Holder MBE (born Neville John Holder, 15 June 1946, at Newhall St, Walsall, West Midlands) is an English musician and actor best known as the vocalist, guitarist, and occasional bass guitarist with 1970s rock music group Slade.
He co-wrote most of the band's songs with bass guitarist and occasional keyboard player, violinist, guitarist Jim Lea, and has also been praised for his distinctive vocals.
The son of a window cleaner, Holder passed the Eleven plus exam and attended a grammar school for a year until it closed. He then attended the new T. P. Riley Comprehensive School and passed 6 GCE O-level exams . He had formed a group called The Rockin' Phantoms with school friends at the age of 13. With money earned from his first job he bought a Höfner guitar and an amplifier. Holder turned professional with Steve Brett & the Mavericks. The band made three singles for Columbia Records.
Don Powell (drummer) then persuaded Holder to join The N'Betweens. The group already included...
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