The Flying Hat Band
The Flying Hat Band | |
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| Origin | Birmingham, England |
| Genres | Hard rock |
| Years active | 1971–1974 |
| Label | Vertigo |
| Past members | Glenn Tipton Trevor Foster Andy Wheeler Pete Hughes Frank Walker Peter "Mars" Cowling Steve Palmer |
The Flying Hat Band were an early 1970s Brummie rock act that, alongside English heavy metal band Judas Priest, ranked as the Midlands' favourites to succeed. Despite not having released an album, the band proved a successful club act and eventually went on to support English rock band Deep Purple on one of their European tours.
The band folded in April 1974 following Glenn Tipton's departure to become co-guitarist in Judas Priest, who at the time had just signed their first record deal with Gull Records. Peter "Mars" Cowling joined Canadian rocker Pat Travers in 1975, and was part of Travers' band for several years. Trevor Foster joined folk rock group The Albion Band and Little Johnny England.