Lee Kerslake, the drummer on two of Ozzy Osborne’s most critically hailed albums and for hard rock band Uriah Heep, has died. He passed away on Saturday after a long battle with prostate cancer, according to a friend.
Uriah Heep bandmate Ken Hensley made the announcement. “It’s with the heaviest of hearts that I share with you that Lee Kerslake, my friend of 55 years and the best drummer I ever played with, lost his battle with cancer at 03:30 this morning. He died peacefully, praise The Lord, but he will be terribly missed.”
Kerslake played with Osbourne in 1980 and ’81, appearing on his first two solo albums, Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman. He also appeared on the 1987 Tribute live album.
But his recognition for the two Osbourne albums came at a price. Kerslake’s contributions on Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman were later...
Uriah Heep bandmate Ken Hensley made the announcement. “It’s with the heaviest of hearts that I share with you that Lee Kerslake, my friend of 55 years and the best drummer I ever played with, lost his battle with cancer at 03:30 this morning. He died peacefully, praise The Lord, but he will be terribly missed.”
Kerslake played with Osbourne in 1980 and ’81, appearing on his first two solo albums, Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman. He also appeared on the 1987 Tribute live album.
But his recognition for the two Osbourne albums came at a price. Kerslake’s contributions on Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman were later...
- 9/19/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Lee Kerslake, the longtime drummer for the metal band Uriah Heep who also played on Ozzy Osbourne’s first two solo albums, died Saturday at the age of 73 following a long battle with prostate cancer.
Kerslake’s former Uriah Heep bandmate Ken Hensley confirmed the drummer’s death in a statement (via Louder), “It’s with the heaviest of hearts that I share with you that Lee Kerslake, my friend of 55 years and the best drummer I ever played with, lost his battle with cancer at 03:30 this morning. He died peacefully,...
Kerslake’s former Uriah Heep bandmate Ken Hensley confirmed the drummer’s death in a statement (via Louder), “It’s with the heaviest of hearts that I share with you that Lee Kerslake, my friend of 55 years and the best drummer I ever played with, lost his battle with cancer at 03:30 this morning. He died peacefully,...
- 9/19/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
In 1978, toward the end of Ozzy Osbourne’s original stint as Black Sabbath’s main madman, the group posed for a promo photo. In it, the singer wore a T-shirt with a funky, homemade logo for something called “Blizzard of Oz.” “When I was in Black Sabbath, I wanted to do a solo album,” the singer recalls now. “I wanted to call the album Blizzard of Oz. … You know, The Wizard of Oz? Stroke it up with cocaine, and it becomes your coke name. So ‘The Wizard of Oz’ became ‘The Blizzard of Oz.
- 9/18/2020
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Former Ozzy Osbourne and Uriah Heep drummer Lee Kerslake revealed he has prostate cancer that has spread and “doctors have given me about eight months to live” during an interview with The Metal Voice. The drummer said one of the things on his bucket list are platinum album certifications for Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman, which he said he has requested from Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne.
A founding member of Osbourne’s post-Black Sabbath solo band, Kerslake and bassist Bob Daisley had a number of legal...
A founding member of Osbourne’s post-Black Sabbath solo band, Kerslake and bassist Bob Daisley had a number of legal...
- 12/13/2018
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
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