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Gary Holton
12+ albums
classic rockrocklondonpunkpop rock
about
Gary Holton (22 September 1952 – 25 October 1985) was an English actor and musician from London, best known for playing the part of Wayne in the UK television comedy Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and being the frontman for the Heavy Metal Kids. Gary was a spectacular front-man for the band, which formed in 1974. With his raucous cockney accent he proved himself a popular cult glam rock icon of the age. The band were discovered by former Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich front-man Dave Dee, who signed them to Atlantic Records, and they recorded their debut album straight away "The Heavy Metal Kids", it was well received by the press, however did little to cause an impact upon the music scene. They played many gigs with notable punk rock band The Adverts. They had their first American Tour in 1975, in this short time they shortened their name to simply The Kids. In December 1975, the Kids signed with producer Mickie Most's RAK label, but before work could begin on their next album, Holton was loudly sacked from the lineup amid a storm of drink and drug related headlines. Plans for the remaining members to continue on without him, however, came to naught and, in late 1977, Holton rejoined the band for a handful of live shows and the long-delayed third album, Kitsch. But by mid-1978, he had departed once again and, this time, the band broke up. Whilst the band was popular in Sweden they had little commercial success in Britain (though in 1976 their single "She's No Angel" was regular
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The Wonderful World Of Casino Steel
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25th Anniversary Commemorative Album of Safari Records
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Ruby
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"Anthology"
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Ruby - The Very Best Of Gary Holton & Casino Steel
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Holton and Steel
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Ruby (Don't Take Your Love To Town)
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Munich City Nights - Vol. 26
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Ruby (7"single)
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Munich City Nights Vol. 26