Gary Glitter brick on wall of fame removed
Yahoo! Music, Nov 14, 2008 7:00 pm PSTConvicted pedophile Gary Glitter has had his brick removed from the Cavern Club's wall in Liverpool.
Management originally refused to remove the singer's brick, stating it was an "historical document."
However, following phone calls from a Merseryside MP and a consultation with a child abuse victim, the club had it chiseled away.
It has now been replaced by a brick with the Mighty Wah!'s lead singer Pete Wylie's name on it.
According to the Telegraph.co.uk, West Derby MP Bob Wareing, who led the calls to have the brick removed, said: "I didn't think he [Gary Glitter] was a good role model and I wouldn't myself have wanted to put his name up. I understand the club wanting to put across the history of the Cavern Club and really not leaving anything out. But on the other hand, this is a special case."
For more on Gary Glitter, check out his NME.com page.
More Artist News
UK school exam board drops Gary Glitter song
Nov 11, 2008 8:00 am PST
England's biggest exam board has withdrawn a music paper after criticism that its coursework featured a song by disgraced British pop singer Gary Glitter. The song "I'm the leader of the gang (I am)" by Glitter, who spent three ye...
U.K. Takes the (Gary) Glitter Out of the Classroom
Nov 10, 2008 9:35 am PST
Gary Glitter may be a convicted child molester, but darn if he can't sing some catchy tunes. Seems a British exam board had included Glitter's 1970s-era hit "I'm the Leader of the Gang" as "suggested listening...
Fallen rocker's song included in UK test material
Nov 10, 2008 6:00 am PST
A British exam board is recalling a high school music test that included convicted child molester Gary Glitter's music in its "suggested listening" section, board officials said Monday. The test asked British students to compose an origin...
Faded rocker Glitter finally arrives in Britain
Aug 22, 2008 1:00 am PDT
LONDON (AP) — A British news agency says that disgraced rocker Gary Glitter has returned to London. Glitter's return Friday ends a two-day odyssey after his release from a Vietnamese prison where he served time for molesting children...
Tarnished Glitter Returns to U.K.
Aug 21, 2008 11:00 pm PDT
He's baaack. After a whirlwind, sanctuary-denying spin around Asia, onetime British glam rocker Gary Glitter returned to his native England Friday morning, vowing to clear his name after a "travesty of justice" led him to spen...
Loading...
