Brian Glascock (born 17 July 1948,

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for The Gods,

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. He also played on

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. He performed in a music video with Nancy Wilson of

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. He has also performed much session work including

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", along with fellow Juniors guitarist

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, United States, where he worked for a time as a

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technician and, since 2006, has performed music regularly with various musical combos including 30 Second Crash, Meat Raffle Road, and Sheely Dan, which also featured his wife, Kathy Glascock and the late Loren Walsted, former guitarist of the Underbeats. Glascock also plays occasionally with other local bands including the Don King Blues Band, the Senders, the Dire Wolf Band, and was also the drummer for the Ruth Adams Polka Band for a short while. He is the

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of the late

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(1951–1979), who was the

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of The Gods and later Toe Fat, Carmen and, most notably, Jethro Tull.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Glascock, Brian 1948 births Living people English rock drummers Captain Beyond members English expatriate musicians in the United States The Gods (band) members Toe Fat members The Motels members Military personnel from the London Borough of Islington Musicians from the London Borough of Islington People from Islington (district)