Gary Holton Musical artist

Gary Frederick Holton (22 September 1952 – 25 October 1985) was an English singer-songwriter, musician and actor from London. He was the frontman of the band Heavy Metal Kids (1974–77), he worked with Casino Steel (1981–84), and played the part of Wayne in the UK television comedy Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983–85). Holton died from an overdose of morphine combined with alcohol in 1985.

Personal facts

Gary Holton
Birth dateSeptember 22, 1952
Birth place
England , London
Date of deathOctober 25, 1985
Place of death
England , London , Wembley

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Musical artist

Career started1971
Career ended1985
associated musical artist
Mick Rossi
The Actors
Heavy Metal Kids
Casino Steel
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Glam rock
Folk rock
Hard rock
instrument
Guitar
Harmonica
Keyboard instrument
Singing
record label
Safari Records
Magnet Records

Gary Holton on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.garyholtontribute.co.uk