Donald George Powell, born on September 10, 1946 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England, was a drummer who founded the British glam rock group Slade. September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Map sources for Bilston at grid reference SO9497 Bilston is a town in Englands West Midlands, part of the administrative district of Wolverhampton. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st... A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... Glam is also the lead singer of the glam rock group Wig Wam. ... Slade is a British glam rock band. ...

As a child Don Powell joined the Boy Scouts where he became interested in the drums after being asked to join the band on a Sunday morning parade. He worked in a small foundry before turning professional as a drummer. It has been suggested that Sun Run be merged into this article or section. ...

Powell became a member of The Vendors, a band that guitarist Dave Hill later joined. The Vendors became the N'Betweens and violinst/bassplayer Jimmy Lea got in at an audition. Powell now spotted Noddy Holder playing with Steve Brett & The Mavericks and he and Hill got Holder to join the N'Betweens. They regrouped as Ambrose Slade, changed the name to Slade and the success began. David John Hill, born on April 4, 1946 in Fleet Castle, Devon, England is lead guitarist and backing vocalist in British glam rock group Slade. ... James Whild Lea, born on June 14, 1949 at The Melbourne Arms pub in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. ... Noddy Holder (born Neville John Holder in Walsall, Staffordshire, England on 15 June 1946) was the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist with 1970s rock music group Slade. ...

Powell was the wit of the group and was considered one of rock's best drummers. He co-wrote a number of Slade's earlier songs, mainly with Jim Lea. Many of them can be found on the 1970 Slade album "Play it loud". He also co-wrote one of Slade's top 5 hits "Look wot you dun" with Holder/Lea in 1972 and made the breathing noises in the background of the song. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ...

On 4 July 1973, when Slade were immensely popular in Europe, Powell had a serious car crash in which 20-year-old girlfriend Angela was killed and Powell was badly injured. Surgeons had to drill into his skull to ease the internal pressure and he was unconscious for a few days but came around and eventually pulled through, finding the best therapy to be work. When top 5 hit "My Friend Stan" was recorded in 1973, Powell was still walking with the aid of a stick and had to be lifted onto his drum-kit. The accident left Powell with no senses of taste and smell and to this day he has severe problems with his short-term memory, whilst his long-term memory has remained unaffected. July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1973 calendar). ... World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1973 calendar). ...

When Slade split up in 1991 Don Powell owned and operated an antique import/export company before joining the band Slade II in 1993 with Dave Hill and singer Steve Whalley among others. The band is still touring Europe and has released the albums "Keep on Rockin'" and "Cum On Let's Party!". The name of the band was shortened back to Slade in 1997. In 2000 Powell had a small cameo role in the BBC-version of Lorna Doone. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: Lorna Doone Lorna Doone, subtitled A Romance of Exmoor, is a novel by Richard Doddridge Blackmore, first published in 1869. ...

In 1986 Powell married BBC-reporter Joan Komlosi with whom he lived in in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England. In 2004 he moved to Denmark where he now lives with his Danish girlfriend. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bexhill-on-Sea is a town and seaside resort in the county of East Sussex, in the south of England. ... East Sussex is a county in South East England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in...

In December 2005 Powell appeared in the Channel 4 documentary Bring Back...The Christmas Number One. December 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → 31 December 2005 (Saturday) 25-year-old Scottish human rights worker Kate Burton and her parents are freed unharmed in the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian gunmen who kidnapped them two days earlier. ... Channel 4 is a public service television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ... A documentary is a work in a visual or auditory medium presenting political, scientific, social, or historical subjects in a factual and informative manner. ... Bring Back. ...