Gary Glitter

Gary Glitter (born May 8, 1944 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, UK) was a British rock and roll performer in the early 1970s, most notable for his hit songs "Rock and Roll", parts of which have become an almost ubiquitous anthem at many American professional sports events & "I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am!)", which became his career anthem. In 1999, he was convicted of child pornography offences.

Alternative meaning

• "Gary Glitter" has become a well-known piece of vulgar Cockney rhyming slang. (Gary Glitter = shitter, meaning anus or toilet.) eg. "He takes it up the Gary" or "I'm gonna use the Gary".