Rod Argent
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Rod Argent, was born Rodney Terence Argent on 14 June 1945 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. He was a founding member of the 1960s British pop group The Zombies and the 1970s band Argent.
While at St Albans School, he met Paul Atkinson and Hugh Grundy. The three of them joined up with Colin Blunstone and Chris White to form The Zombies.
In addition to playing piano and keyboard in the group, Rod Argent was the main songwriter, penning the hits "She's Not There", "Tell Her No', and "Time of the Season", among others. He co-wrote "She's Not There" with Dave Harrington.
After The Zombies split, he went on to form Argent, who had a hit album in 1975 with All Together Now, which contained the single "Hold Your Head Up". They also recorded the original version of the rock anthem God Gave Rock 'n' Roll To You, written by lead singer Russ Ballard and was later covered by by KISS.
He later played keyboard with many other musicians, including playing on The Who's album Who Are You.
Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone have continued to perform together and in 2004 they recorded a new album — As Far as I Can See — in the style of the Zombies.
In 2006, Argent joined Hamish Stuart, Richard Marx, Billy Squier, Edgar Winter, and Sheila E touring with Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band.
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