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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.
Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen is speaking out for the first time following a violent attack on March 13 in South Florida. ... My wife Lauren [Monroe] was thankfully not with me at the time of the ...
Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen is 'working on recovering in a safe space' a week after he was assaulted in Florida. Def Leppard's Rick Allen wants to move on from 'confusion and shock' of Florida ...
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
After suffering an attack two months ago, Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen is feeling grateful.The 59-year-old rocker, whose left arm was severed in a 1984 car crash, was attacked in March while on ...
Also in 1974, Rick did several recordings with Delaney Bramlett, including an album for MGM Records and two albums for Motown Records. In 1978, Rick went on tour with Bonnie Bramlett, for Capricorn Records. Allen and his wife Anne moved to New Orleans in 1983, and Allen began working in blues clubs with Mighty Sam McClain and drummer Kerry Brown.
Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen opens up about being 'totally blindsided' when he was attacked in Fort Lauderdale in March.
Despite the severity of the accident, Rick Allen was committed to continuing his role as Def Leppard's drummer. Soon after, Allen realized that he could use his legs to do some of the drumming work previously done with his arms. [40] He then worked with Simmons to design a custom electronic drum kit. [41] The other members of the band supported ...