“I share the hardest news that Lee Kerslake, who was my friend for 55 years and the best drummer I’ve ever played with, lost his battle with cancer this morning at 3:30,” said Ken Hensley, who told Uriah Heep. played keyboard instruments. “He died in peace in peace, but I will miss him terribly,” he added.
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“Lee was one of the most worthy people on Earth and he was an incredible drummer, singer and songwriter. Everyone he met liked him, “remarked the guitarist of the group Mick Box on Facebook.
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Kerslake joined Uriah Heep in late 1971 and contributed to the band’s nine music albums, beginning with the 1972 Demons and Wizards album. He stopped playing in the band due to health problems in 2007.
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The drummer and Osbourne settled the copyright dispute after the cancer was discovered at the final stage: the singer acknowledged Kerslake’s contribution by sending him his platinum records, Rolling Stone recalled.
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Kerslake died the day before the 40th anniversary of Osbourne’s debut album Blizzard of Ozz, which Rolling Stone topped the list of hundreds of the best rock albums of all time three years ago.
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