Even though the 70’s group T-Rex has been eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it wasn’t until this year that they received their first nomination.
They were there at the beginning of Glam Rock. Their 1971 album “Electric Warrior” received critical acclaim as a Glam Rock album.
“Get It On” is biggest hit overall. It reached number 10 on the US charts and spent four weeks at the top in the UK. T-Rex were bigger in the UK than in America.
In the US, it was retitled “Bang a Gong (Get It On)” to avoid confusion with a song of the same name by the group Chase