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Ozzy Osbourne and Uriah Heep drummer Lee Kerslake dies at 73

by Patsy Watts (2020-10-25)


Lee Kerslake, https://www.klusster.com/portfolios/maxasak907/contents/55261?code=97f4a893-e9f9-4726-a265-e48f5d4e4a43 who drummed for Ozzy Osbourne, died Saturday at age 73 following a protracted battle with prostate cancer.

In addition to playing with the Black Sabbath frontman, Kerslake was an early drummer with the progressive hard rock group Uriah Heep and was featured on multiple classic albums. 

The drummer's Uriah Heep bandmate Ken Hensley announced his death in a statement shared to Drum legend: Lee Kerslake, who drummed for Uriah Heep and was featured on Ozz Osbourne's early '80s classics, died Saturday at 73 after a protracted battle with prostate cancer; shown near Paris in 1973