Slade star Dave Hill's debut album honours city

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSlade guitarist Dave Hill has made his first solo album, called Dirty Foot Lane, with ten tracks about Wolverhampton, the BBC reports.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTen tracks. Some people retire at that age, and some people are only getting started on the paperwork for a debut.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe's eighty. The lane is real, and it's not far from where he grew up and still lives.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo the album launch is a short walk and the fan club is the neighbours. I've seen worse logistics.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe says the songs are true stories about people close to him or people he has lost. It features country singer John Berry too.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorRock, blues and folk on one record. That's three arguments in the van and nobody to blame but himself.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd the producer is Django Holder, son of Noddy Holder. Hill says Noddy encouraged him to write his own music.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFair. It took forty-odd years of encouragement, and he's promised two more albums.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSome outlets say Dirtyfoot, some say Dirty Foot. He can just walk out and check the sign.