Adrian Gurvitz was born in London and is mostly known for the 1982 worldwide hit ballad Classic. This is in total contrast to his first 1967 chart success as lead guitarist/lead singer with the band The Gun, whose one and only chart success was Race With the Devil, rarely heard today but widely regarded as the 'ancestor' of the entire Heavy Metal genre. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.