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| Books LLC : Uriah Heep Members: Ken Hensley, John Wetton, Bob Daisley, John Lawton, Trevor Bolder, Bernie Shaw, Nigel Olsson, Lee Kerslake, Chris Slade | |
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Uriah Heep Members: Ken Hensley, John Wetton, Bob Daisley, John Lawton, Trevor Bolder, Bernie Shaw, Nigel Olsson, Lee Kerslake, Chris Slade |
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English |
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Paperback |
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102 |
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2010-05-06 |
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1155650433 |
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Books LLC |
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0.35 pounds |
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5.98 x 9.02 x 0.24 inches |
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Ken Hensley, John Wetton, Bob Daisley, John Lawton, Trevor Bolder, Bernie Shaw, Nigel Olsson, Lee Kerslake, Chris Slade, Gary Thain, David Byron, Mick Box, John Sloman, Phil Lanzon, John Sinclair, Peter Goalby, Russell Gilbrook, Keith Baker, Mark Clarke, Paul Newton, Gregg Dechert, Ian Clarke, Colin Wood. Excerpt: Bernie Shaw Bernie Shaw (born June 15, 1956) is a Canadian singer, and since 1986, the lead vocalist for the British rock group Uriah Heep . He was born in Victoria , British Columbia . Career At the beginning of 1970 Shaw dreamed of becoming a rock guitarist . He bought himself a Gibson SG Special and started practising. When the local band Cold Sweat was looking for a second guitarist in 1974, Shaw auditioned but the bass player advised him to buy a vocal gear set and come back the next week. Shaw followed up this advice, and when he auditioned as a singer the band hired him as their new vocalist. The interest in rock music was changing and Cold Sweat changed their name to Buckshot. With this name they toured for some months. In the summer of 1977 the band quit due to lack of success. His next band was Legend. This formation came from Saskatoon . Shaw played nine months with them before he flew back to Victoria . Also in this year Shaw played with Phil Lanzon (formerly of Romance) in the group Paris. In December 1978, Paris signed a record deal with RCA and changed their name to Grand Prix. Shaw sang on the album Grand Prix which was released in 1980. When Shaw returned from his sister's wedding in October 1981 he learned he had been replaced by Robin McAuley . Talk started of a 30 something year reunion for Grand Prix following Uriah Heeps acclaimed performance at Childline Rocks (June 1 2009); several ex-members have spoken for the first time since the unscheduled...
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