Roger David Glover (born 30 November 1945) is a Welsh bassist, songwriter, and record producer.

[3] Born near Brecon, Wales, Glover moved with his family to the South Kensington area of London at the age of nine.

Glover was a prominent songwriter for the band, most notably co-writing with the rest of the group, "Highway Star".

[4] In 1974 Glover released his first solo album, The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast, which generated the single "Love Is All", featuring lead vocals by Ronnie James Dio.

[15] Glover worked as a producer, producing albums for Elf, Rupert Hine, Nazareth, Hardin & York, The Spencer Davis Group, Dan McCafferty, Ian Gillan Band, Strapps, Rory Gallagher, The Young & Moody Band, Judas Priest, Eddie Hardin, Barbie Benton, David Coverdale, Grand Theft, Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Deep Purple, and Pretty Maids.

[16] Previously Glover has let many of his pictures be auctioned in other galleries for charitable purposes, but this was the first large-scale presentation of his work.

Since the mid-1990s, he has used Vigier Bass Guitars, SWR heads and cabinets, and Picato and Ernie Ball strings.