Glenn Tipton (born Glenn Raymond Tipton, 25 October 1947, Blackheath, England) is one of the Grammy Award-winning guitarists (and occasional keyboard and bongo player) for the heavy metal band Judas Priest. Prior to joining Judas Priest, he played in The Flying Hat Band and also at Death Thunder. In 1997 Tipton released his first solo album Baptizm of Fire, featuring a host of well-known musicians including John Entwistle, Billy Sheehan, Cozy Powell, Robert Trujillo and Don Airey, among others.