LITTLE DRUMMER BOY.....Lee Kerslake

 


      In Lee Kerslake, we have another example of a drummer who while you probably have never heard his name mentioned (not often, at least), you most certainly have heard his thunderous playing. Case in point, if you’re a Heavy Metal fan, then you probably are a fan of Ozzy Osbourne, and if you’re a fan of Ozzy, then I am sure you’ve looked into his seminal albums Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman. Have you ever wondered who played drums on those albums? Yes, that is the one and only Lee Kerslake AKA “The Bear” backing up Ozzy on the radio staple and instantly recognizable track 'Crazy Train'. Sadly, it seems that Lee had some sort of falling out with Ozzy, and while he did handle all of the drum tracks on Diary of a Madman, Tommy Alderidge continues to be unfairly credited for work he did not perform on the record. Perhaps lesser known is the fact that Lee Kerslake was the long-time drummer for seminal Progressive Rock outfit Uriah Heep. Lee’s skills on the skins can be heard in full effect on albums such as Demons and Wizards, The Magician’s Birthday, Sweet Freedom, and many more. These are albums that have come to define the genre of Progressive Rock in the early 70s, and without Lee Kerslake’s fierce drumming, they simply would not be the same. 

URIAH HEEP  Live In Europe 1979

Castle, 1986


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