A SINGER who found fame with 70s’ pop group Squeeze is performing in Barnsley in the Spring.
Glenn Tilbrook earned his place at pop’s top table as ‘The Voice of Squeeze’ and now more than 40 years after he first answered an ad placed by Chris Difford looking for like-minded sorts to form the band that became the much-loved Squeeze, an ending is nowhere in sight.
Such is the continuing work ethic of a fellow who’s never been far from the action since Squeeze made their recording bow with the Packet Of Three EP in 1977.
Those three tracks led to such enduring pop classics as Take Me I’m Yours, Cool For Cats, Up The Junction, Another Nail In My Heart, Tempted, Labelled With Love, Black Coffee In Bed, Hourglass, not to mention landmark albums like Argybargy, East Side Story and Some Fantastic Place.
Squeeze’s demise in 1998 (though not permanent) saw Glenn embark on a solo career that spawned the albums The Incomplete Glenn Tilbrook (2001) and Transatlantic Ping-Pong (2004), showcasing an ever-maturing songwriting talent.
In 2009 came the fantastic energy of Pandemonium Ensues, an album made with his solo touring band The Fluffers. Arguably, though, Happy Ending is Glenn’s most personal work to date, a series of evocative portraits of time, people and places, that included writing and vocal contributions by his own children Leon and Wesley, in addition to old friends Simon Hanson (Fluffers/reunited Squeeze drummer) and Dennis Greaves (Nine Below Zero, also Glenn’s compatriot in the side project band The Co-operative).
Glenn is taking a short break from his studio working on two Squeeze albums to do a handful of shows this Spring. His first solo shows in a long while. He’s bringing his show to Birdwell Venue on Friday May 16. Tickets for the show are available from: https://www.thegigcartel.com/Artists-profiles/Glenn-Tilbrook.htm
