Steve Priest, bassist and founding member of ‘70s glam band the Sweet, has died at age 72. While a cause of death has not yet been revealed, Priest’s health had been failing for some time. On March 12 ...

In the summer of 1975, British glam rock band The Sweet released the single “Ballroom Blitz” in the United States. The song, which was a hit in the UK when it was first released in 1973, went to No. 5 ...

The great thing about a song is that it can have any number of associations. Truly, a song can have as many connections to it as it has listeners. And for many, the song “The Ballroom Blitz,” by the ...

Steve Priest, the bassist who also sang in the London glam rock band the Sweet, has died. Priest’s bandmate Andy Scott confirmed the news in a Facebook post. He was 72. Priest joined the Sweet in 1968 ...

Steve Priest, founding bassist and singer for “Ballroom Blitz” glam rock band Sweet, died Thursday at the age of 72. Priest’s family confirmed his death on social media Thursday. No cause of death was ...