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Rick Allen [7] On the afternoon of 31 December 1984, Allen was involved in a car crash with his then-girlfriend, Miriam Barendsen, on the A57 road in the countryside a few miles west of Sheffield . [ 8 ] [ 9 ] A car in front of theirs deliberately slowed for him to catch up, only to speed up as he tried to pass.
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 ...
Def Leppard's Rick Allen was assaulted by 19-year-old in Florida, police confirm. (Photo: Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) ... Allen lost his arm in a 1984 car accident.
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 ...
Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen suffered a head injury after a 19-year-old spring ... Allen has only one arm due to a New Year’s Eve car accident in 1984. Allen was standing near the valet area ...
31 December 1984, Rick Allen was involved in a car crash which involved the loss of his arm. Despite his injury, he continued to drum with the band, playing his first post accident show in Cork on 5 August 1986 with Status Quo drummer Jeff Rich providing backup.
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]
Def Leppard’s one-armed drummer Rick Allen was attacked Monday by an apparent stranger outside the Four Seasons Hotel in Fort Lauderdale Beach, FL, with police saying Allen suffered a head ...