Noddy Holder (born Neville John Holder, at 13 ½ Newhall Street ^[1], Walsall, Staffordshire, 15 June 1946) is an English musician and actor best known as the vocalist, guitarist, and occasional bass guitarist with 1970s rock music group Slade. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... , Walsall is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. ... // The West Midlands is an area of central England. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, popping or using a pick. ... , Walsall is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, popping or using a pick. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

He co-wrote most of the bands songs with bass guitarist and occasional keyboard player, violinist, guitarist Jim Lea, and has also been praised for his distinctive vocals. A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, popping or using a pick. ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... James Whild Lea, was born on June 14, 1949 at The Melbourne Arms pub in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. ...

Early life and career

The son of a window cleaner, Noddy Holder attended the T.P.Riley School and passed 6 GCE O-level exams. He left school at 17 half way through his A-level course to work in the office of a local car components firm. He had formed a group called 'The Rockin' Phantoms' with school friends at the age of 13. With money earned from his first job he bought a Hofner guitar and an Amplifier. After working as a roadie for Band of Joy along with Ross Crutchley, Steven Latham and Ben Randle, Holder turned professional with Steve Brett & the Mavericks. The band made three singles and a TV appearance. The General Certificate of Education or GCE is a secondary-level academic qualification, which was used in Britain and continues to be used in some former British colonies. ... Karl Höfner GmbH is a German manufacturer of musical instruments, now part of The Music Group. ... For the British rock band of the same name, see Amplifier (band). ... The road crew (or roadies) are the technicians who travel on tour, usually in sleeper buses, with musicians and who handle every part of the production except actually playing the music. ... Band Of Joy were a 1960s rock band from Birmingham, England. ...

Slade

The Mavericks drummer Don Powell then got Holder to join The N'Betweens. The group already included guitarist / bass guitarist Dave Hill and bass guitarist / keyboard player / violinist / guitarist Jim Lea and the four of them went on to eventually become Slade. For the comic book character, see Drummer (comics). ... Donald George Powell, born on September 10, 1946 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England, was a drummer who founded the British glam rock group Slade. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, popping or using a pick. ... Dave Hill (born David John Hill, 4 April 1946, in Fleet Castle, Devon, England) is the lead guitarist and backing vocalist in the English glam rock group, Slade. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, popping or using a pick. ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... James Whild Lea, was born on June 14, 1949 at The Melbourne Arms pub in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. ...

Lea and Holder turned out to have the group's most successful song-writing combination, with Holder writing the lyrics and Lea the music for Slade's many hits.

Noddy Holder was the lead singer and front man of Slade. His loud raucous voice, his muscular rhythm guitar, the innuendo in his lyrics, his extroverted but always good-humoured stage personality made him stand out and along with his loud colourful dress sense, he became something of a 1970s pop icon. One of the most enduring images from that period is the sight of Holder bellowing into a microphone, wearing a mirrored coachman's hat. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ...

Slade are best remembered for the single "Merry Xmas Everybody"^[2] written by Holder and Lea. Holder recorded the single with Slade in 1973, and the song became the third Slade single to go straight in at number one in the UK chart^[3]. "Merry Xmas Everybody" has remained seasonally popular with partygoers ever since and is regularly included as a festive classic on compilation albums. To date, in the UK alone, sales of this song have exceeded a million copies^[4]. Merry Xmas Everybody is a single by the English glam-rock band Slade. ...

Later career

Legend has it that, in 1983, Holder took a short break from Slade duties to record a cover version of the Shakin' Stevens hit "You Drive Me Crazy" with Anna Ford, which reached number 37 in the charts^[5]. Though widely reported, Noddy Holder suggested that this was a fabrication, possibly of his own invention, on the Radcliffe and Maconie Show on Radio 2 on the 4th October 2007 and it is not recorded in the charts of that time.^[6] Shakin Stevens also known as Shaky (born Michael Barratt, 4 March 1948, in Ely, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales) is a Welsh rock and roll singer, who has the distinction of being the top selling male UK singles artist of the 1980s. ... Anna Ford (born 2 October 1943 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire) is a retired British television presenter, best known as a newsreader. ...

After many years of hard work and success on the live circuit, Slade stopped touring in 1984 but continued making records. In 1989 and 1990 Noddy Holder and Dave Hill even put out 2 singles on the Mooncrest label using the name Blessing in Disguise. After Slade's 25th anniversary Holder left the band for good, feeling the urge to do something else in life. This article is about the year. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...

After Slade & acting career

Since the singer's departure from Slade in 1991 , he has appeared in various TV shows, most notably The Grimleys (1999-2001) as music teacher Neville Holder, and had his own radio show on Piccadilly 1152 in Manchester in the 1990s. He also presented Noddy's Electric Ladyland on Men & Motors, was a team captain in BBC's A Question of Pop and was immortalised as a puppet on the TV show Bob the Builder. CD cover from The Grimleys soundtrack The Grimleys was a nostalgic comedy-drama set on a council estate in Dudley, West Midlands, England in the mid-1970s. ... Piccadilly Magic 1152 AM Piccadilly Magic 1152 (also known as Magic 1152) ‘Greatest Hits Non-Stop,’ was Manchesters first commercial radio station. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Men & Motors is a mens lifestyle television channel in the UK. It is the last remaining station operated by Granada Sky Broadcasting, a joint venture set up by Granada Television (now part of ITV plc) and British Sky Broadcasting in 1996. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Bob the Builder is a childrens television clay character created by Keith Chapman. ...

In 1999 Noddy Holder's autobiography Who's Crazee Now? was published and he was awarded the MBE in 2000 for his services to music. The singer has also been the subject of the This Is Your Life TV show. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... This Is Your Life was a television documentary series hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards. ...

Holder's voice was famously used in 2000 to record the lift announcements at the Walsall New Art Gallery. Director of the gallery Peter Jenkinson said at the time: For other uses, see Elevator (disambiguation). ...

"We are delighted that Noddy has agreed to record the lift announcements so that generations to come will be able to enjoy the unmistakable voice of Walsall's most famous son".

On 7 April 2004, he married TV-producer Suzan Price, with whom he has a son, Django (named after legendary gypsy jazz-guitarist Django Reinhardt), who was born in 1995. From his previous marriage, to Leandra, Holder has two grown daughters, Jessica and Charisse, both of whom work in television production. Holder and his family live in Prestbury, Cheshire, England, UK. April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jean Django Reinhardt (January 23, 1910 – May 16, 1953) was a Belgian Sinto Gypsy jazz guitarist. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... A Television producer oversees the making of television penis programs. ... Prestbury is a village about 1. ... For other uses, see Cheshire (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

In November 2004 he made a guest appearance in the second episode of Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere - where he played a garage mechanic called Mick Bustin. Max and Paddys Road to Nowhere is a British comedy television show on Channel 4 starring and written by Peter Kay and Patrick McGuinness. ...

In 2005 Noddy appeared in an advertisement campaign for Nobby's Nuts and Crisps. Nobbys is Australias largest pre packaged nut companies and is owned by its parent company The Smiths Snackfood Company. ...

Noddy Holder is a regular TV critic and reviewer for The Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie Show on BBC Radio 2, where the three often talk about Holder's rock star past. Mark often refers to Noddy as 'Sir Nodward of Holder'. On 4th October 2007, Noddy Holder made a guest appearance on BBC Radio 2 in which he read this Wikipedia article and questioned the authenticity of some of this information. Mark Radcliffe (born 29 June 1958) is an English broadcaster who has worked in various roles for the BBC since the 1980s. ... Stuart Maconie (b. ... BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBCs national radio stations and is the most popular station in the UK. It broadcasts throughout the UK on FM radio between 88 and 91 MHz from its studios in Western House, adjacent to Broadcasting House in central London. ...

He also presents Dumber & Dumberest, which is broadcast in the UK on Five Dumber & Dumberest is a comedy programme produced by Square Donkey for British television channel Five. ... Five (often referred as five, as per the logo), formerly, and more commonly known as Channel 5, is the British fifth and final national analogue terrestrial TV channel. ...

References

External links

• Noddyholder.com
• biographical article on MSN Lifestyle website, 15 June 2006, celebrating Noddy Holder's birthday