What is Lee Kerslake?
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = Lee Kerslake | image = Lee-Kerslake.jpg | caption = Lee Kerslake with Uriah Heep in Hamburg, Germany in February 1973 | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = | alias = The Bear | birth_date = {{birth date|1947|04|16|df=y}} |birth_place =[[Winton, Dorset|Winton]], [[Bournemouth]], [[Dorset]], England | death_date = {{death date and age|2020|9|19|1947|04|16|df=y}} | instrument = {{flatlist| *[[Drum kit|Drums]] *[[Percussion instrument|percussion]] *[[keyboard instrument|keyboards]] *[[trumpet]] *[[kazoo]] *[[Singing|vocals]]}} | genre = {{flatlist| *[[Hard rock]] *[[progressive rock]] *[[art rock]] *[[Southern rock]] *[[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]}} | occupation = [[Musician]], [[songwriter]] | years_active = 1968–2020 | label = {{flatlist| *[[Bronze Records|Bronze]] *[[Mercury Records|Mercury]] *[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]}} | associated_acts = {{flatlist| *[[Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep]] *[[The Gods (band)|The Gods]] *[[Toe Fat]] *[[Head Machine (band)|Head Machine]] *[[National Head Band]] *[[Ken Hensley]] *[[David Byron]] *[[Ozzy Osbourne]] *[[Living Loud]]}} | website = }} '''Lee Kerslake''' (16 April 1947{{nbsp}}– 19 September 2020) was an [[England|English]] [[singer-songwriter]] and [[drummer]]. He was best known as the longtime drummer and backing vocalist for the rock band [[Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep]] and for his work with [[Ozzy Osbourne]] in the early 1980s. On 19 September 2020, Kerslake died from [[prostate cancer]] at age 73.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Scott Colothan |date=19 September 2020 |title=Ozzy Osbourne and Uriah Heep drummer Lee Kerslake dies aged 73 |url=https://planetradio.co.uk/planet-rock/news/rock-news/lee-kerslake-dies/ |access-date=19 September 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kers