Cheshire star Tom Seals teams up with Noddy Holder for new song

He added: “I met Noddy through the TV show and now ridiculously we’ve become best friends and we go out for dinner every week, which is amazing.”Describing the collaboration with the Slade frontman, who has roots in Walsall, Seals recalled: “The lyrics spoke to me in a time where I needed them and here we are.”We recorded it and I’ve been told there’s a chance we might just get it in the official Jazz and Blues charts, which I’m so excited by.”Slade, the rock band, was formed in Wolverhampton in 1966 and enjoyed enormous success with hits including Mama Weer All Crazee Now and festive favourite Merry Xmas Everybody.The Crewe musician, who has previously played alongside the likes of Jools Holland and Gregory Porter, said the song is “real music”.He added: “It’s rock and roll, it’s jazz, blues, boogie-woogie, swing, it’s great. It’s live, it’s mistakes and all and I’m so proud of it.”