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When Slade and The Knack Merge – Don Powell Covers My Sharona

by Paul Cashmere

Slade’s Don Powell has recorded a cover of The Knack’s classic ‘My Sharona’.

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Sandy Nelson Let There Be Drums

Drum Genius Sandy Nelson Dies Aged 83

by Paul Cashmere

Sandy Nelson, best known for the 1961 hit ‘Let There Be Drums’, has died at age 83.

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Joe Matera performs at Memo in St Kilda on Friday 17 June 2016.

Slade’s Don Powell Joins Australia’s Joe Matera New Song ‘Inside Looking Out’

by Paul Cashmere

Slade legend Don Powell has been revealed as the drummer on the upcoming song from Melbourne guitarist Joe Matera ‘Inside Looking Out’.

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Slade Old New Borrowed and Blue

Slade To Reissue 1974 Album ‘Old New Borrowed and Blue’

by Paul Cashmere

Slade’s fourth album from 1974 ‘Old New Borrowed and Blue’ is coming out again as a vinyl release.

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Don Powell Band

Watch Don Powell’s All Star Drum Circle ‘Let There Be Drums’

by Paul Cashmere

When former Slade drummer Don Powell decided to contribute to the UK’s out of work musicians during lockdown he recruited his famous friend for an all star recording of the Sandy Nelson classic ‘Let There Be Drums’.

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Don Powell Band

Don Powell Gathers His Famous Friends For An All-Star ‘Let There Be Drums’

by Paul Cashmere

Slade’s Don Powell has gathers up around 20 of his drumming mates for a new charity song to raise funds for out of work musicians and crew sidelined by the pandemic.

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Slade

Slade’s Don Powell Forms New Don Powell Band

by Paul Cashmere

Former Slade drummer Don Powell has formed his own band The Don Powell Band after being dumped from Slade in 2020.

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Don Powell

Slade’s Dave Hill Dumps Co-Founder Don Powell

by Paul Cashmere

Slade co-founders Dave Hill and Don Powell have had what Don calls an “acrimonious split” with Hill dumping his friend and bandmate of over 50 years.

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QSP

Slade, Sweet, Quatro Supergroup QSP Kicks Off Australian Tour Today

by Paul Cashmere

UK Supergroup QSP, featuring Andy Scott of Sweet, Don Powell of Slade and Suzi Quatro, kick off a national tour of Australia today in Tweed Heads.

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QSP

UK Supergroup QSP Has First Hit In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

QSP, the supergroup featuring Suzi Quatro (Q), Andy Scott of The Sweet (S) and Don Powell of Slade (P) has made their first chart appearance in Australia.

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Suzi Quatro, Noise11, Photo

Suzi Quatro To Debut QSP In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Suzi Quatro will debut her new supergroup QSP in Australia in February.

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Noddy Holder of Slade

Slade To Release First Album In 27 Years In 2014

by Paul Cashmere

Slade have some good news and bad news for fans. The good news is Slade will release their first studio album in 27 years in 2014. The band news … Noddy Holder won’t be the singer.

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Slade’s Dave Hill Dumps Co-Founder Don Powell

Slade co-founders Dave Hill and Don Powell have had what Don calls an “acrimonious split” with Hill dumping his friend and bandmate of over 50 years.

September 16, 2020