Uriah Heep (band)

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 51-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.

About Uriah Heep (band) in brief

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 51-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. The band maintains a significant following and performs at arena-sized venues in the Balkans, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Russia and Scandinavia. They’ve sold over 45 million albums worldwide with over 4 million sales in the U.S. S, where its best-known songs include \”Easy Livin’\”, \”The Wizard\”, \”Sweet Lorraine\”, and \”Stealin’\”. In the late 1970s the band had massive success in Germany, where the \”Lady in Black\” single was a big hit. Their 1970 debut album, …Very ‘Umble, introduced David Byron’s theatrical, dynamic vocals soaring above thunderous sonic backgrounds. The album’s title is the signature phrase of the Dickens character Uriah Heeps. In a 1989 interview, Mick Box recalled, ‘The funny thing was we wrote it at the Hanwell Community Centre, and Deep Purple were rehearsing in the room next door.

You can imagine the kind of racket we were making between us between us. In time, it became a marriage of contrasts that, in time, became their trademark… became a trademark of their trademark… In time,. in time,. they became a married couple.. in many ways in many different ways, including including the most of the material that they wrote in many, many ways, in many many ways “. The band’s origins go back to 1967 when Mick Box formed a band in Brentwood called Hogwash, which began playing in local clubs and pubs. When the band’s singer left, drummer Roger Penlington suggested his cousin David Garrick as a replacement. The name was changed to that of the well-known character from David Copperfield, Uriah heep. According to Dave Ling’s 2001 autobiography, though the band continued to play gigs as \”Spice\” until February 1970. The band then decided to widen the sound. The four-piece found themselves booked into the Lansdowne Studios in London, still under the name of Spice, Then the name was change to Uriah. Heep. The band climbed their way up to The Marquee level, then got signed by Gerry Bron, who saw the band at the Blues Loft club in High Wycombe. He became the band’s manager and signed them to Vertigo Records, the newly formed Philips label.

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