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Rock 'n' Roll Artists A-Z...Uriah Heep

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From London, England. Named after a character in Charles Dicken's "David Copperfield".

History with Photos

http://www.uriah-heep.com/band/history.html

Band Members Bios

http://www.uriah-heep.com/band/biographies.html

The Stalkers (1964 - ? )

Mick Box - guitar - b. June 8, 1947, London, England.
David Byron - vocals - b. David Garrick, January 29, 1947, Essex, England; d. February 28, 1985 (heart attack).
Roger Penlington - drums

Spice ( ? - December 1969)

Mick Box - guitar
David Byron - vocals
Paul Newton - bass - formerly with The Gods.
Alex Napier - drums

Uriah Heep I (December 1969 - January 1970)

Mick Box - guitar
David Byron - vocals
Paul Newton - bass
Alex Napier - drums
Ken Hensley - keyboards - b. August 24, 1945, England - formerly with Kit and the Saracens, The Jimmy Brown Sound, The Gods, and Toe Fat.

Uriah Heep II (January 1970 - February 1970)

Mick Box - guitar
David Byron - vocals
Paul Newton - bass
Ken Hensley - keyboards
Nigel "Ollie" Ollson - drums - formerly with Elton John.

Album:
"Very 'Eavy...Very 'Umble" (aka, "Uriah Heep") (1970)
Nigel "Ollie" Ollson rejoins Elton John.

Uriah Heep III (February 1970 - October 1970)

Mick Box - guitar
David Byron - vocals
Paul Newton - bass
Ken Hensley - keyboards
Keith Baker - drums

Album:
"Salisbury" (1970) - Single: "Lady in Black"

Uriah Heep IV (October 1970 - November 1971)

Mick Box - guitar
David Byron - vocals
Paul Newton - bass
Ken Hensley - keyboards
Ian Clarke - drums - formerly with Cressida.

Album:
"Look At Yourself" (1971)

Uriah Heep V (November 1971 - February 1972)

Mick Box - guitar
David Byron - vocals
Ken Hensley - keyboards
Mark Clarke - bass
Lee Kerslake - drums - formerly with The Gods and National Head Band.

Uriah Heep VI (February 1972 - February 1975)

Mick Box - guitar
David Byron - vocals
Ken Hensley - keyboards
Lee Kerslake - drums
Gary Thain - bass - b. New Zealand; d. December 8, 1975 (heroin overdose) - formerly with Keef Hartley.

Albums:
"Demons and Wizards" (1972) - Singles: "The Wizard", "Easy Livin'"
"The Magician's Birthday" (1972) - Single: "Sweet Lorraine"
"Live '73" (1973)
"Sweet Freedom" (1973)
"Wonderworld" (1974)
"Live at Shepperton '74" (1986)

Uriah Heep VII (March 1975 - August 1976)

Mick Box - guitar
David Byron - vocals
Ken Hensley - keyboards
Lee Kerslake - drums
John Wetton - bass - b. July 12, 1949, Derby, England - formerly with Family, King Crimson, and Roxy Music (guest musician).

Albums:
"Return to Fantasy" (1975)
"High and Mighty" (1976)
David Byron forms Rough Diamond. John Wetton joins Bryan Ferry, and later joins Asia.

Uriah Heep VIII (September 1976 - October 1979)

Mick Box - guitar
Ken Hensley - keyboards
Lee Kerslake - drums
Trevor Bolder - bass - formerly with David Bowie, Mick Ronson, and The Spiders From Mars.
John Lawton - vocals - formerly with Lucifer's Friend.

Albums:
"Firefly" (1977) - Single: "Wise Man"
"Innocent Victim" (1978) - Single: "Free Me"
"Fallen Angel" (1979)
"Live in Europe 1979" (1986)
Lee Kerslake forms Blizzard of Ozz (with Ozzy Osbourne).

Uriah Heep IX (November 1979 - May 1980)

Mick Box - guitar
Ken Hensley - keyboards
Trevor Bolder - bass
John Sloman - vocals/keyboards/guitar - formerly with Pulsar and Lone Star.
Chris Slade - drums - b. October 30, 1946 - formerly with Manfred Mann's Earth Band.

Album:
"Conquest" (1980)
Ken Hensley joins Blackfoot.

Uriah Heep X (July 1980 - September 1980)

Mick Box - guitar
Trevor Bolder - bass
John Sloman - vocals/keyboards/guitar
Chris Slade - drums
Gregg Dechert - keyboards - b. Canada - formerly with Pulsar.
Group disbands. Trevor Bolder joins Wishbone Ash. Chris Slade joins AC/DC.

Uriah Heep XI (April 1982 - April 1983)

Mick Box - guitar
Lee Kerslake - drums
Pete Goalby - vocals - formerly with Trapeze.
Bob Daisley - bass - formerly with Ozzy Osbourne's Blizzard of Ozz.
John Sinclair - keyboards - formerly with The Heavy Metal Kids and Lion.

Albums:
"Abominog" (1982) - Singles: "The Way That It Is", "Think It Over"
"Head First" (1983)
Bob Daisley rejoins Ozzy Osbourne.

Uriah Heep XII (May 1983 - November 1985)

Mick Box - guitar
Lee Kerslake - drums
Trevor Bolder - bass- returned from Wishbone Ash.
Pete Goalby - vocals
John Sinclair - keyboards

Album:
"Equator" (1984)

Uriah Heep XIII (July 1986 - September 1986)

Mick Box - guitar
Lee Kerslake - drums
Trevor Bolder - bass
Phil Lanzon - keyboards - formerly with Grand Prix, Sad Cafe, and The Sweet.
Steff Fontaine - vocals

Uriah Heep XIV (1986 - Present)

Mick Box - guitar
Lee Kerslake - drums
Trevor Bolder - bass
Phil Lanzon - keyboards
Bernie Shaw - vocals - formerly with Cold Sweat, Grand Prix, Praying Mantis, and Stratus.

Albums:
"Live In Moscow" (1988)
"Raging Silence" (1989)
"Different World" (1991)
"Sea of Light" (1995)
"Spellbinder" (live) (1996)
"Sonic Origami" (1998)

Compilations:

"The Best of Uriah Heep" (1976)
"Power to the Rockers" (1988)
"Legacy" (1988)
"Two Decades In Rock" (3-CD box set) (1990)
"Still 'Eavy, Still Proud" (1990)
"Rarities from the Bronze Age" (1994)
"Time of Revelation - 25 Years On" (box set) (1996)
"King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents...Uriah Heep" (live) (1997)
"Classic Heep - An Anthology" (2-CDs) (1998)

Ken Hensley solo:

"Proud Words on a Dusty Shelf" (1973)
"Eager to Please" (1975)
"Free Spirit"
"From Time to Time"

David Byron solo:

"Take No Prisoners" (1975)
"Baby Faced Killer"
"On the Rocks"

Discography

http://www.saunalahti.fi/%7Ehtapiom/uhdisc.htm

Photo Album

http://www.uriah-heep.com/band/photos.html



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