Cockney Rebel Lead Singer Was 73

Steve Harley, the frontman of British glam rock band Cockney Rebel, died Sunday at 73 from most cancers.

Harley’s household mentioned Sunday that he had “passed away peacefully at home, with his family by his side.” Harley mentioned late final yr he was being handled for “a nasty cancer.”

His greatest identified track was Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me), which went to primary on the UK charts in 1975.

Harley additionally sang the title track of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical The Phantom of the Opera alongside Sarah Brightman when it was launched as a single in 1986. He was initially solid within the title position for the stage musical, however was changed by Michael Crawford.

Harley additionally introduced Sounds of the ’70s on BBC Radio 2 between 1999 and 2008.

Born in London in 1951, Harley spent nearly 4 years of his childhood hospitalized after contracting polio.

He fashioned Cockney Rebel, which launched its first album, The Human Menagerie, in 1973. After a lineup change, the band launched the 1975 album The Best Years of Our Lives, which contained Harley’s largest hit.

The musician had nonetheless been touring in January.

Survivors embody his spouse, Dorothy, and two kids, Kerr and Greta.