Russell Glyn Ballard (born 31 October 1945) is an English rock singer, guitarist, songwriter and producer. He first rose to prominence as the lead singer and guitarist of Argent, and by the late 1970s had become a prolific songwriter and producer. Many of his compositions — including “New York Groove”, “You Can Do Magic”, “Since You Been Gone”, “I Surrender”, “Liar”, “Winning”, “I Know There’s Something Going On”, “Can’t Shake Loose”, “So You Win Again”, “No More the Fool” and “God Gave Rock and Roll to You” — became major hits for other artists throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Ballard also achieved several minor hits under his own name during the early and mid‑1980s. Ballard was born in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England. Ballard began his career as a guitarist, joining Buster Meikle & The Day Breakers in 1961 alongside his older brother Roy and drummer Bob Henrit. After a period with the Roulettes, backing Adam Faith, he joined Unit 4 + 2 in 1967. He later became the lead singer and guitarist of Argent, with Henrit joining as drummer. Ballard wrote the band’s hit “God Gave Rock and Roll to You”, later covered by Petra and KISS. He is also well known as the vocalist on Argent’s major hit “Hold Your Head Up”. In 1972, Ballard performed on Colin Blunstone’s album Ennismore, produced by Chris White. He also wrote the album’s hit single “I Don’t Believe in Miracles”.
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