They tore up the UK charts in the 1970s, but how much do you remember about British glam rock? WhatCulture is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher.

Steve Harley, a British musician whose glam-rock band Cockney Rebel had an enduring hit with the song “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me),” has died. He was 73. Harley’s family said Sunday ...

Glam in the early 70s was very much a British phenomenon. The campiness didn’t work so well in America, as Jobriath discovered. But there were some US rock bands that crossed over into glam in ...

When the band broke up in 1971, Quatro was headhunted by British pop impresario Mickie Most, and launched a hugely successful solo career, marrying the double-tracked drums of glam rock to the ...

Their sound is a mouth-watering confection of hard-edged power pop and British glam rock. Their songs are written next to the warm glow of a radio dial. Their story is one of ambition cut short by ...

Doctor and the Medics is a British glam rock band formed in London in 1981. ... The band currently performs with a newer and established line-up. As well as previously being classed a tribute act ...

British glam rocker Gary Glitter is appealing ... Paul Francis Gadd (born 8 May 1944) is an English glam rock singer and songwriter, better known by his stage name Gary Glitter.

Steve Priest, the bassist and co-founder of glam rock band Sweet, has died at the age of 72. He was known for his playful humour and outrageous costumes when Sweet played hits like Blockbuster and ...