Dave Hill

David John Hill (born 4 April 1946) is an English musician, who is the lead guitarist and backing vocalist in the English band Slade. Hill is known for his flamboyant stage clothes and hairstyle.\n', ' Born in Flete House, Holbeton, Devon, the son of a mechanic, he moved with his parents to Penn, Wolverhampton when he was a year old. There he attended Springdale Junior school and Highfields Secondary school. He bought his first guitar from a mail order catalogue and received some guitar lessons from a science teacher at his school. He then formed a band called The Young Ones with some school friends. He worked in an office for Tarmac Limited for over two years after leaving school.\n', ' Hill originally played with drummer Don Powell in a band called The Vendors, whose name was then changed to The N\' Betweens. The pair then met bass player Jimmy Lea and singer Noddy Holder, whereafter Slade was born.\n', '