Uriah Heep
- Origin: London, England, United Kingdom
- Genre: Hard Rock, Progressive Rock
- Years active: 1969-present
- Website: www.uriah-heep.com
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Biography
Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in London in 1969. Their current lineup includes lead and rhythm guitarist Mick Box, keyboardist Phil Lanzon, lead vocalist Bernie Shaw, drummer Russell Gilbrook, and bassist Davey Rimmer. They have experienced numerous lineup changes throughout their 52-year career, leaving Box as the only remaining original member. Notable former members of the band include vocalists David Byron, John Lawton, John Sloman, Peter Goalby and Steff Fontaine, bassists Gary Thain, Trevor Bolder, John Wetton, Bob Daisley, Paul Newton and John Jowitt, drummers Nigel Olsson, Lee Kerslake and Chris Slade, and keyboardists Ken Hensley and John Sinclair.
Uriah Heep have released twenty-four studio albums (of original material), twenty live albums and forty-one compilation albums (including two greatest hits albums composed of re-recorded material: Celebration – Forty Years of Rock and Totally Driven). Twelve of the band's studio albums have made it to the UK Albums Chart (Return to Fantasy reached No. 7 in 1975) while of the fifteen Billboard 200 Uriah Heep albums Demons and Wizards was the most successful (#23, 1972). In the late 1970s the band had massive success in Germany, where the "Lady in Black" single was a big hit.
The band maintains a significant following and performs at arena-sized venues in the Balkans, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Russia and Scandinavia. They have sold over 45 million albums worldwide with over 4 million sales in the U.S, where its best-known songs include "Easy Livin'", "The Wizard", "Sweet Lorraine", and "Stealin'".
Members:
- Alex Napier - drums (1969-1970)
- Paul Newton - bass, backing vocals (1969-1971)
- David Byron - vocals (1969-1976)
- Ken Hensley - keyboards, synthesisers, guitars, vocals (1969-1980)
- Mick Box - guitars, backing vocals (1969-present)
- Keith Baker - drums (1970)
- Nigel Olsson - drums, percussion (1970)
- Iain Clark - drums (1970-1971)
- Mark Clarke - bass, vocals (1971-1972)
- Lee Kerslake - drums, percussion, vocals (1971-1979, 1981-2007)
- Gary Thain - bass (1972-1975)
- John Wetton - bass, vocals, piano (1975-1976)
- John Lawton - vocals (1976-1979)
- Trevor Bolder - bass, vocals (1976-1981, 1983-2013)
- Chris Slade - drums, percussion (1979-1981)
- John Sloman - vocals, keyboards, piano, percussion (1979-1981)
- Gregg Dechert - keyboards (1980-1981)
- Bob Daisley - bass, backing vocals (1981-1983)
- Peter Goalby - vocals (1981-1985)
- John Sinclair - keyboards, backing vocals (1981-1986)
- Steff Fontaine - vocals (1986)
- Bernie Shaw - vocals (1986-present)
- Phil Lanzon - keyboards, vocals (1986-present)
- Russell Gilbrook - drums, backing vocals (2007-present)
- Davey Rimmer - bass, backing vocals (2013-present)
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