Known first as the Glittermen, Rossall’s team provided the back line for Glitter on stage, though not on record. Though we won’t rake through the details of the infamous vocalist, Rossall’s input was crucial to Glitter’s success. Then musical director of the Boston Showband, Rossall was asked to construct a backing band for Gary Glitter, who had just scored a major hit in ‘Rock N Roll Parts 1 & 2’. A Blackpool native, Rossall sought out success as a saxophonist in the pre-rock ‘n’ roll era, supplying brass for dances at the Empress Ballroom in the 50s before meeting producer Mike Leander, who changed his life irrevocably. “He was one of the greatest guitarists of our era.” I conic brass master and founder of The Glitter Band, John Rossall lost his battle with cancer on the morning of October 5, 2021. “Really very sad news of the death of Darrell today,” Harper writes. Tributes have been pouring in from musicians and friends, including Charlie Harper. Since he first picked up a guitar in 1980, those who knew Darrell recall his zeal for playing. 2016 saw the release of ‘Roll Up’ with Crybabys drummer Robbie Rushton and bass player Chris McDougall. His list of credits includes stints with Ed Tudor Pole and Nikki Sudden, as well as two solo efforts in ‘Sabre Jet’ and ‘Love And Hurt’ in 20. After that, he hooked up with Ian Hunter, providing guitars for ‘Dirty Laundry’ in 1995, and ‘The Artful Dodger’ the following year. Following his three year stint with the Subs, Darrell formed The Crybabys with Honest John Plain and later joined blues rock sensation The Dogs D’Amour, playing on their sixth album ‘More Uncharted Heights Of Disgrace’ in 1993, which entered the UK Album Chart, securing a modest position at 30. In 2015, he got together with ex-Subs skin-blaster Pete Davis to join Subs frontman Charlie Harper on his special 7” single ‘Stop Homophobia’. Subs, cutting tracks on their 1991 album ‘Mad Cow Fever’, and appearing on ‘Live In Paris’ and ‘Japan Today’. Darrell was a gifted guitar player who earned his stripes with U.K. Asad day indeed for the punk community as we lose another key player in Darrell Bath, a man loved by everyone he worked with.
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