T.Rex
Appears at the first free Hyde Park festival.
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Appears at the first free Hyde Park festival.
Original T.Rex drummer, 1970-1974
Joins T.Rex, Bolan suggested Legends stage name, which derived from the name of band he had been playing in with Micky Jupp, Legend played drums for T.Rex on four albums, "Electric Warrior", "The Slider", "Tanx" and "Zinc Alloy"
Moves T. Rex toward a more pop-oriented sound after the acoustic Tyrannosaurus Rex period.
Performs Hot Love on Top of the Pops, helping turn T. Rex into a major pop phenomenon.
The cover artwork for Electric Warrior was designed by British art design group Hipgnosis, based on a photo taken by Kieron "Spud" Murphy at a T. Rex concert at the Albert Hall, Nottingham on 14 May 1971
Becomes manager of T.Rex and helps Marc Bolan to set up his own record label, T. Rex Wax Co, through EMI
Publicist BP Fallon coins the term "T. Rextasy" as a parallel to Beatlemania to describe the groups popularity
Bassist Steve Currie and drummer Bill Legend join T.Rex
Chelita Secunda added two spots of glitter under Bolans eyes before an appearance on Top of the Pops, the ensuing performance would often be viewed as the official birth of glam rock
Does the artwork for the album Electric Warrior
Plays saxaphone on the album Electric Warrior
Bassist Steve Currie and drummer Bill Legend join T.Rex
T.Rex play two shows at the Empire Pool, Wembley which are filmed by Ringo Starr and his crew for Apple Films
Created a set of stage costumes for Marc Bolan in late 1972
Starts playing drums for T.Rex in 1973, after being recommended to Marc Bolan by his producer Tony Visconti
T.Rex drummer 1974-76
Marc Bolans manager 1966-67
T.Rex, drummer 1977
Fenton along with Mickey Finn, forms a T.Rex tribute band in 1997, named Mickey Finns T-Rex
Forms Bill Legends T. Rex
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