BBC Radio Derby Andy Potter, Slade drummer Don Powell and TV with Daniel David Webber, Slade

Slade drummer Don Powell talks ahead of anniversary shows Express & Star

Legendary Slade drummer Don Powell has been allowed home from hospital just 48 hours after a four-and-a-half-hour operation for bowel cancer. By Ian Harvey Published May 21, 2022 Last updated.

Don Powell Slade drummer visits The Beatles Story The Beatles Story, Liverpool

It was the morning of July 5, 1973, and the story made front-page headlines on just about every UK national daily newspaper: Slade drummer Don Powell had been seriously injured after crashing his Bentley the night before. A passenger in the vehicle - Powell's girlfriend and soon-to-be-wife, Angela - had been killed.

Glum rocker! Veteran Slade drummer Don Powell is axed... so he sets up a rival band with same

22:00, Wed, Nov 2, 2022 Bookmark Don Powell was the drummer for rock band Slade (Image: Getty) To this day, that tragedy remains a blur. In 1973, Slade were at number one with Skweeze Me,.

Don Powell Slade drummer visits The Beatles Story The Beatles Story, Liverpool

Noddy Holder and Jim Lea quit the group way back in 1992, and more controversially drummer Don Powell was forced from the band by Hill in 2020 after half a century in Slade. The story is that Hill unceremoniously dumped Powell via an email, but in a Q&A session with fans, Noddy Holder has sought to set the record straight, saying that it is.

Slade drummer Don Powell 'fired by email' after 57year partnership Pop and rock The Guardian

Don Powell and Dave Hill kept the flame alive by forming Slade II in 1992 with other musicians. The line-up has changed on a number of occasions since then, though Powell and Hill were.

Slade drummer Don Powell claims he was fired by email after almost six decades of partnership

Don Powell, the drummer with glam rock band Slade, says he has been fired from a group that has existed in one form or another since 1964, by guitarist Dave Hill. "It is with great sadness.

Slade split up after 50 years as drummer Don Powell is sacked by email Ents & Arts News Sky News

Ben Beaumont-Thomas. Thu Feb 6 2020 - 10:50. One of pop's most enduring partnerships has come to an end, not with a bang but an email. Don Powell, the drummer with the glam-rock band Slade, says.

BBC Radio Derby Andy Potter, Slade drummer Don Powell and TV with Daniel David Webber, Slade

Don Powell, the Slade drummer who has worked alongside guitarist and fellow Slade co-founder Dave Hill since 1963, has announced his departure from the band in a statement on his website.

Slade drummer Don Powell fired by bandmate Dave Hill in 'cold email' Express & Star

We haven't done one since the magazine folded in 1984, but when the opportunity arose to interview Don Powell, the drummer of Slade, it made sense to revive the form. He was a most agreeable and entertaining subject, with loads of great memories. Slade in a New York hotel, 1973: (l-r) Noddy Holder, Don Powell, Jim Lea, Dave Hill.

Bangin' Man Don looks back at days when Slade were All Crazee Now Shropshire Star

The original Slade line-up featuring Don Powell (second from right) Why you can trust Sky News Slade's original drummer has been sacked from the glam rock group after being a member for more than 50 years. Don Powell, 73, had been a member of the group, which is best known for its Christmas hit Merry Xmas Everybody, since the 1960s.

Slade split up after 50 years as drummer Don Powell is sacked by email Ents & Arts News Sky News

I am Don Powell, the original drummer in Slade. This is my official website. On this website you will find information about my time in Slade and I will also write about personal things that I am doing. There is technical information on the drum kit that I use, as well as a biography giving you details on my past.

Slade's Don Powell returns to Wolverhampton to mark special anniversary Express & Star

Legendary Slade drummer Don Powell and his friend of decades, co-legend Bev Bevan of Electric Light Orchestra and The Move have made a few phone calls and ga.

Slade legend Don Powell to meet fans at Wolverhampton book signing Express & Star

Biography Don was born on 10 September 1946 in Bilston, Staffordshire - and christened Donald George Powell. He had a fairly normal childhood. When his young his parents obtained their very first home - a council property in Bilston - an industrial area of the West Midlands. His parents were Walter (Wally) and Dora Powell.

I still can't remember tragic crash, says Slade drummer Don Powell Express & Star

Slade's Dave Hill Dumps Co-Founder Don Powell September 16, 2020 In "News". Slade To Reissue 1974 Album 'Old New Borrowed and Blue' September 9, 2021 In "News". Tagged as: 70s, Dave Hill.

Slade drummer Don Powell prepares to publish his autobiography Birmingham Mail

Published May 14, 2021. Last updated May 16, 2021. Don Powell. He emails five minutes after the interview ends. He always does. Don Powell, Slade legend, all-round good bloke, keeper of beats.

Behind the music Slade drummer Don Powell

Legendary Slade drummer and co-founder Don Powell has been diagnosed with bowel cancer. The Slade Are For Life - Not Just For Christmas Facebook page has shared a photo of Don Powell in hospital where he has undergone an operation today (Thursday 19th May) after his diagnosis just a week ago.