Draft:Les Glover

Les Glover is an English musician and songwriter who has played guitar and sung with Henry Priestman (Yachts, It's Immaterial, The Christians) since 2013. He is also the lead singer and guitarist in Don Powell’s Occasional Flames.

Biography
Glover's career started in St Helens and Liverpool in 1979-80, playing at the now legendary Eric’s Club with his first band Redline. An independently produced debut single was thwarted when the police raided their then-manager’s house due to his notorious reputation for bootlegging records, seizing their master tape. After several high-profile support slots (Wreckless Eric, A Flock Of Seagulls, The Chameleons) and two TV appearances, they disbanded.

Over the next decade, Glover played in various bands around the UK, eventually performing as a solo acoustic artist in the early 2000s. During this time he played with a number of notable artists, among which were Graham Gouldman (10cc), John Reilly and Deaf School.

The release of his first album (The Love Terrorist) in 2015 was followed by a joint venture with Henry Priestman in 2018 (Six of One & Half a Dozen of the Other). The latter features film critic and double bass player Mark Kermode, with whom Glover wrote the sleeve notes for the Yachts boxset released via Cherry Red Records. The same year, he joined Philip Rambow, Mari Wilson, Henry Priestman, Ian Prowse, Thomas Lang and Steve Nieve (Elvis Costello) for a recording of Lou Reed’s "Perfect Day" for the charity Music Minds, also contributing a song to a 3-CD album released to raise money for mental health awareness.

He is the lead singer and guitarist in Don Powell’s Occasional Flames and has written and produced two albums of new material with the former Slade drummer. Their single “I Won’t Be Playing Wonderwall Tonight” reached number 3 on Mike Read's The Heritage Chart Show with Mike Read.

Discography

 * Solo
 * The Love Terrorist


 * Henry Priestman & Les Glover
 * Six of One & Half a Dozen of the Other


 * Don Powell's Occasional Flames
 * Just My Cup of Tea