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Article: Jailed Gary Glitter not so glam anymore
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- December 4, 2005
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VUNG TAU, Vietnam -- On warm nights in this seaside resort, the
elderly British foreigner would sing in his backyard -- sometimes for
friends, sometimes alone, but always very loudly.
Once, Paul Francis Gadd, known widely by his stage name Gary
Glitter, sang to millions as he pranced and strutted in his metallic
jumpsuits as one of the shining stars during Britain's glam rock era
of the 1970s. His pulsing "Rock and Roll (Parts 1 & 2)," with its
booming single-word chorus of "hey," became a sports-crowd anthem
that's still played endlessly in stadiums and arenas.
But Glitter, 61, has fallen a long way since his days as a larger
than life pop icon, dogged by rumors of his predilection for ...