In 1981, six years after he parted company with Marc, Dewsbury-born drummer Paul Fenton began working with Calderdale musician Steve Mason.
The band spent many nights playing at rock club Hangovers in Cow Green, Halifax.
Steve was a successful teacher and popular guitarist from Brighouse who beat cancer in the 1980s and went on to support cancer charities. He died in September last year, aged 53.
Now Paul plans to dedicate the T-Rex gig at the Piece Hall, Halifax, this month to the memory of his friend. "He was so well-known and such a loved person," says Paul. "It was heart-breaking when he died. Students took time off to be at his funeral.
"I didn't do anything at the time but when I got the chance to play at the Piece Hall I thought I would like to dedicate the concert to him – and sing I Love to Boogie."
The gig on Sunday, August 24, will give Calderdale people the chance to experience the sounds of Bolan's band, with vocalist Rob Benson stepping into the electric elf's shoes.
Paul and bongo player Mickey Finn helped to reform T-Rex in 1997 after a commemorative gig to mark the 20th anniversary of Bolan's death in a car crash.
Mickey Finn died in January 2003, but thanks to overwhelming public support and Mickey's wishes, the band decided to carry on.
Paul, who played on the Zinc Alloy album and toured with T-Rex during his two-year association with the band, says of Marc Bolan's death: "I was at home working with my father when I got the call and there was a feeling of all the blood rushing out of my head.
"As a character, one to one, if you were at his house, out with him or in a restaurant he was very generous. He called the band his family.
"He used to cloak himself with androgynous attire as protection. Most people do that – you don't want the Press to find out what you are really like.
"When interviewed he had this educated 'London actor' personality but he wasn't like that in real life. It was a character he created, a screen of protection, but deep down he had a heart of gold and would have given you anything.
"It was a tribute to Marc and Mickey when we kept the band going. We have never made a fortune out of the band but we have gone round and celebrated their music without being a complete tribute band.
"I can talk about personal things and I have stuff he has written to me that would make you cry if you read it. I was always told Marc would never have his photograph taken with anyone that he didn't like."
Paul, who now lives in Batley, says the band's current clothing is less glam rock and glitter, more denim jackets and jeans. "I would rather be judged by what we sound like than what we wear," he says.
T-Rex manager Barry Newby is also no stranger to Halifax. Although he lives near Goole, he is bass player in a five-piece rock band called The Grimshaws, who rehearse at The Sportsman in Halifax. Three band members also form the outfit Lost Weekend.
The gig at the Piece Hall is part of a 10th anniversary tour that takes in venues in Poland and Germany as well as the UK. Also on the bill are Andy Scott's Sweet and West Yorkshire band Helter Skelter.