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Clark and Pete Willis shared lead guitar duties, and Clark was nicknamed "The Riffmaster" due to his talent and ability to come up with guitar riffs. [6] Toward the end of the Pyromania recording sessions in 1982, Pete Willis was asked to leave the band, and guitarist/backing vocalist Phil Collen was recruited into the band to replace him. [7]
The lineup of Elliott, drummer Tony Kenning, bassist Rick Savage, and guitarist Pete Willis was completed by the addition of guitarist Steve Clark in January 1978. [1] The band played their first show on 18 July of that year, before recording their first EP in the fall with session drummer Frank Noon after Kenning's departure.
Peter Andrew Willis (born 16 February 1960) is a retired English guitarist, best known as a founder member of the hard rock band Def Leppard.He was with Def Leppard from 1977 to 1982, when he was fired from the band and replaced by Phil Collen.
Angus Clark (Trans-Siberian Orchestra) Gary Clark Jr. Mike Clark (Suicidal Tendencies) Roy Clark; Steve Clark (Def Leppard) "Fast" Eddie Clarke ; Gilby Clarke (Guns N' Roses, Rock Star Supernova) Frank Claussen (Theatre of Tragedy) Zal Cleminson (Sensational Alex Harvey Band) Henry Cluney (Stiff Little Fingers) Kurt Cobain ; Eddie Cochran
Gary Clark Jr. Steve Clark (Def Leppard) "Fast" Eddie Clarke ; Dave "Clem" Clempson (Colosseum, Humble Pie) Michael Clifford (5 Seconds of Summer) Nels Cline (Nels Cline Trio, The Nels Cline Singers, Banyan, Wilco) Kurt Cobain ; Phil Collen (Def Leppard) Albert Collins; Allen Collins (Lynyrd Skynyrd) Nathan Connolly (Snow Patrol) Ry Cooder
John Sykes, a veteran hard-rock guitarist who was a member of Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy and the Tygers of Pan Tang, has died, according to a post on his official Facebook page. He had battled cancer ...
At one point, they decided that Willis was the better guitar player, so Savage picked up the bass guitar. Needing a singer, they auditioned an acquaintance of Willis', Joe Elliott. They subsequently picked up guitarist Steve Clark and changed their name to Def Leppard. Savage contracted Bell's palsy around 1994. This causes his facial muscles ...
In his memoir, "Time to Thank: Caregiving for My Hero" (Post Hill Press), actor Steve Guttenberg writes about his hero – his father, Stanley – and the relationship they shared, ...