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Richard John Cyril Allen (born 1 November 1963) is an English musician who has been the drummer of the hard rock band Def Leppard since 1978. He overcame the amputation of his left arm in January 1985 and continued to play with the band, which went on to its most commercially successful phase. He is known as "The Thunder God" by fans.
Rich helped out Def Leppard in August 1986 and played alongside Rick Allen who had lost his left arm in a car accident in December 1984. However, during the band's warm-up tour of Ireland, Rich missed a gig and the rest of the band realised Allen could drum alone. Rich had previously played with Stretch, Judie Tzuke and the Climax Blues Band.
At the time of the band changing their name to Def Leppard, they consisted of bassist Rick Savage, lead singer Joe Elliott, guitarist Pete Willis and drummer Tony Kenning. The band currently consists of Savage and Elliott alongside drummer Rick Allen (since 1978) and guitarists Phil Collen (since 1982) and Vivian Campbell (since 1992).
Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen is speaking out for the first time following a violent attack on March 13 in South Florida. “Thank you everyone for your overwhelming support. Your love and ...
Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen opens up about being 'totally blindsided' when he was attacked in Fort Lauderdale in March. 'I am no threat to you': Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen details Florida ...
Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen says he was blindsided during an attack on him outside a South Florida hotel following a concert earlier this year. “I heard a couple of steps and then I just saw ...
Richard "Pistol" Allen (1932–2002), American musician, drummer for the Funk Brothers on Motown Records; Rick Allen (drummer) (born 1963), British musician with the rock band Def Leppard; Rick Allen (keyboardist) (born 1946), American musician with The Box Tops; Rick Allen (organist) (born 1940s), American blues, rock and R&B organist and pianist
Rick Allen, the drummer for the rock band Def Leppard, suffered a head injury on Monday when he was attacked outside his hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.According to a police report released by ...