I’d say Slade and Sweet started it. Just look how many of their songs got covered. It was big in England for almost a decade before it got traction here.
Cum On Feel the Noise was a Slade cover.
Slade was so underrated.
SLADE. That brings back memories. Very under appreciated considering so many of their songs were copied by crummy 80s hair bands. And Roddy almost became lead singer for AC/DC when Bon died.
I remember Run Run Away almost always on the radio .