Russ Ballard

Russ Ballard (born October 31, 1945, in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England) is an English singer/songwriter and musician.

Initially he was a guitarist with Buster Meikle & The Day Break

Russ Ballard (born October 31, 1945, in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England) is an English singer/songwriter and musician.

Initially he was a guitarist with Buster Meikle & The Day Breakers which, incidentally also included his older brother on keyboards, together with Bob Henrit on drums. After a stint with The Roulettes backing Adam Faith, he then went on to join Unit 4 + 2 in the early 1960s, before becoming the lead singer and guitarist of Argent, writing their hit "God Gave Rock and Roll to You", which would later be covered by Petra and KISS.