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[11] [12] Uriah Heep's lineup remained stable until January 2007, when Kerslake was forced to leave the band due to "ongoing health problems". [13] He was replaced by Russell Gilbrook in March. [14] On 21 May 2013, Bolder died of cancer, [15] having taken a touring hiatus due to an operation earlier that year with John Jowitt covering. [16]
He was a member of the band Family in 1971 for a short time, before joining King Crimson in 1972. [3] After the breakup of King Crimson at the end of 1974, Wetton played in a number of progressive rock and hard rock bands, including Roxy Music (1974–1975), Uriah Heep (1975–1976), U.K. (1977–1980), and Wishbone Ash (1980–1981). [1]
Two former Uriah Heep members died in 2020: Lee Kerslake after a long cancer battle on 19 September, [53] and Ken Hensley after a short illness on 4 November. [54] They had both each recorded a solo album earlier that year, posthumously released in early 2021.
Lee Kerslake, best known as the longtime drummer of rock band Uriah Heep and for playing on two Ozzy Osbourne albums, has died of prostate cancer. Kerslake began drumming for Uriah Heep in 1971 ...
Kerslake performed with his own band the "Lee Kerslake Band", guested with various bands and regularly joined ex-Heep members Ken Hensley and Paul Newton in "Uriah Heep Legends". In early 2007 it was announced on the Uriah Heep website that Kerslake left the band 'due to ongoing health problems'. Kerslake was semi-retired because of illness.
However, as with his previous band Rough Diamond, neither critical nor commercial acclaim was forthcoming. [4] Box and Trevor Bolder invited Byron to re-join Uriah Heep in 1981, after Ken Hensley had left, but Byron refused. [8] Lost and Found is a double album that included demos and live recordings by the Byron Band, which spanned from 1980 ...
Hensley was joined by former Uriah Heep singer John Lawton, their first public collaboration since the latter's departure from Uriah Heep in 1979. With them were Paul Newton (the band's original bassist) and two members of Lawton's band, Reuben Kane on lead guitar and Justin Shefford on drums.
Died after a long battle with an undisclosed illness [159] Lee Kerslake Uriah Heep, Ozzy Osbourne, Living Loud, Toe Fat: 73: September 19, 2020: Prostate cancer [160] Tommy DeVito The Four Seasons: 92: September 21, 2020: Las Vegas, U.S. COVID-19 [161] Roy Head: 79: September 21, 2020: Montgomery County, Texas, U.S. Heart attack [162] Juliette ...