“John was a big part of the Heep family, and on stage when he was covering for Bernie, who was having hospital treatment at the time, he said over the microphone ‘you can check out, but you never leave Heep.’ That was our John and he was one of the good guys. “The passing of John Lawton on the 29th of June came as a complete shock and has left me numb,” Box wrote. Many know him as a singer whose voice delivered URIAH HEEPs greatest commercial hit, Free Me, but theres more to. Lucifer's Friend has received cult acclaim as. Paying tribute to his former bandmate, Uriah Heep guitarist Mick Box shared a message via the band’s Facebook page. John Lawton, former singer for British rock icons Uriah Heep and German cult German rockers Lucifer's Friend, died this year at the age of 74. The reason for his brief return was to cover for current lead vocalist Bernie Shaw, who required some time off for a routine medical procedure. 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. They have experienced numerous lineup changes throughout their 54-year career, leaving Box as the only remaining original member. Their current lineup consists of guitarist Mick Box, keyboardist Phil Lanzon, lead vocalist Bernie Shaw, drummer Russell Gilbrook, and bassist Dave Rimmer. 1979 demos from the Five Miles Acetate - unissued Uriah Heep album with John Lawton. In 2013, Lawton rejoined the group for some European tour dates, including stops in The Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland. Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in London in 1969. Album title on back cover written as 'Ten Miles High (The Lost Songs)'. Lawton was Uriah Heep’s singer from 1976 to 1979, appearing on three of the band’s studio albums ‘Firefly’ (1977), ‘Innocent Victim’ (1977) and ‘Fallen Angel’ (1978). John Lawton, the vocalist for the long-running Uriah Heep during one of the British rock band’s most popular eras, died June 29 of undisclosed causes. Posted by Uriah Heep on Monday, July 5, 2021 It is with deep regret that we share the devastating and tragic news of the sudden and totally unexpected passing of…
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