Generation H
The late 1950s saw the establishment of a youth counterculture. Young people, with increasingly disposable income and free time, invested in new forms of music and fashion. Their music has constantly developed - from rock and roll, through blues, soul, metal, disco and punk to dance and hip hop.
Brian Connolly (1945-1997) and Steve Priest (1948-2020) were singer and bassist with glam rock band The Sweet from 1968. They grew up, respectively, in Harefield and Hayes. Many glam artists cultivated an androgynous image - Bowie once commented on the
amount of make-up used by Priest.
A founder member of groundbreaking synthesiser band Tubeway Army was Hayes-born Paul Gardiner (1958-1984). Their single 'Are Friends Electric' topped the charts in 1979.
Indie band Scouting for Girls was founded by Roy Stride, Peter Ellard and Greg Churchouse - childhood friends from Ruislip. Stride and Ellard attended the same cub scout troop.