The band members of Slade grew-up in the Black Country area of the

 West Midlands: both the drummer Don Powell, and bass guitarist Jim Lea

were born and raised in Wolverhampton, lead vocalist Noddy Holder was

born and raised in the nearby town of Walsall, and lead guitarist Dave Hill

was born in Devon and moved to Wolverhampton while a child. Writings by

and about Slade frequently mention The Trumpet public house in Bliston as

a band meeting place, especially in their early days. Slade have released

over 30 albums, three of which reached No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart

Their releases have spent a total of 531 weeks in the UK charts and they

have earned 23 top 30 UK hits as of 2013.