Was Argent’s guitarist. A major songwriter, he wrote ‘God Gave Rock n Roll To You’.Hot Chocolate's 1977 UK chart topper "So You Win Again", and Rainbow's 1979 hit "Since You Been Gone". Head East had also recorded the song in 1978 for its self-titled album, and before that it was included in Ballard's 1976 solo album Winning. Ballard also wrote Rainbow's 1981 song "I Surrender", which charted at number 3 in the UK. And ‘You Can Do Magic’ for America, to name just a few.
