Uriah Heepare an English rockband from London.
June 2021.Ī private funeral service to celebrate John’s life will be held following his wishes. Progressive rockers URIAH HEEP will be rejoined by an old friend for a limited run of dates in May 2013 when they tour The Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland.John Lawton, who was. Chaos & Colour is the 25th studio album by British rock band Uriah Heep, released in January 2023 by Silver Lining Music. Two lineups of Uriah Heep onstage in 2008 (top) and 2018 (bottom). John Lawton (Uriah Heep) Best hits hard rock music - YouTube 0:00 / 20:54 John Lawton (Uriah Heep) Best hits hard rock music OLD SCHOOL CREATIVE 4.04K subscribers Subscribe 96 2.7K views 1 year. It is with deep regret that we share the devastating and tragic news of the sudden and totally unexpected passing of John Lawton on 29. Lawton is best known for his mid-1970s run with the British band Heep as well as working with the group Lucifer's Friend. He also briefly re-joined Heep in 2013 for two weeks during a European tour to fill-in for ailing vocalist Bernie Shaw, released a handful of solo albums and dabbled in acting and directing television in the mid-2000s.Ĭheck out Lawton fronting Uriah Heep and the band’s tribute below. John Lawton, Vocalist for Uriah Heep and Lucifer’s Friend, Dead at 74. Former Uriah Heep singer John Lawton has died at age 74 of undisclosed causes.
He joined Heep in 1976 in time to appear on their 10th studio album, 1976’s Firefly, replacing original lead singer David Byron, as well as 1977’s Innocent Victim, which featured the easy-rockin’ AM-radio single “Free.” Lawton’s final studio recording with UH was 1978’s smoother Fallen Angel, followed by the Live in Europe ’79 concert album.įollowing his run in UH, Lawton continued to perform with other bands, including Rebel and GunHill (which later changed its name to the John Lawton Band) and with former Heep producer/songwriter Ken Hensley in the Hensley Lawton Band.
Queen’s ‘Greatest Hits’ Set to be Crowned Again on U.K. Founded by English singer John Lawton (Lucifer's Friend, Uriah Heep, Zar) in January of 1994, GUNHILL was a project initially put together to tour Europe playing covers including classic songs from Whitesnake and Paul Rogers to Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, but progressively they also introduced some of their own original material to the live set.
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