Former Slade drummer Don Powell suffers stroke
Former Slade drummer Don Powell is said to be in "good spirits" after suffering a stroke three weeks after he was fired from the band.
The Bilston-born legend suffered a stroke at his home in Denmark on Saturday.
An update posted on his website said his step-daughter Emilie, who is a doctor, was at his house when it happened and called an ambulance.
He was released from hospital on Sunday and is said to be doing well.
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A statement from his wife, Hanne, said: "On Sunday afternoon I picked Don up from the hospital.
"He will be monitored from home until Wednesday afternoon as it is less stressful for him to be at home, and that is important at the moment.
"The MRI and CT scan results shows two blood clots in the left frontal lobe, and he is now on medication.
"There is a narrowing on his artery on his neck so we will know in a few days if he will need an operation. The scan results are sent to the cardiology surgeons to decide.
"Don is tired but in good spirits and he is happy that he can use/feel his right arm and leg again.
"So we are all very relieved and thankful."
It was revealed last month that Don had been fired from Slade by co-founder Dave Hill, after almost six decades of friendship.
Powell, who met Hill in Slade’s precursor The Vendors in 1963, accused his old friend of sending him a “cold email” saying he was no longer required.
And in a move echoing the bitter split in West Midlands reggae band UB40, Powell said he would be forming a rival Slade band taking on Hill’s line-up.
Powell, 73, had been unable to play the drums for more than a year after snapping the tendons in both knees on his way home from a concert.
