Terry Slesser

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Field	Value
name	Terry Slesser
background	solo_singer
instrument	Vocals
genre	Blues rock, hard rock
occupation	Musician, songwriter
years_active	1970s – present
associated_acts	Back Street Crawler, Beckett, Charlie, Geordie, Michael Schenker Group
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| name = Terry Slesser | image = | caption = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = | instrument = Vocals | genre = Blues rock, hard rock | occupation = Musician, songwriter | years_active = 1970s – present | associated_acts = Back Street Crawler, Beckett, Charlie, Geordie, Michael Schenker Group Terry Slesser (also known as Terry Wilson-Slesser) is a blues rock singer from South Shields, England. He is chiefly known for his role as vocalist in ex-Free guitarist Paul Kossoff's band Back Street Crawler, renamed Crawler after Kossoff's death in 1976 and in Beckett

History

In the early 1970s, Slesser joined Beckett, replacing original singer Rob Turner, who had been killed in a car accident. Beckett released one self-titled album in 1974, produced by Roger Chapman of Family.

Slesser then joined Back Street Crawler and its successor, Crawler, until this disbanded in 1978. Following the demise of Crawler, Slesser joined the band Geordie in 1980, after its lead singer, Brian Johnson, joined AC/DC, subsequent to the death of Bon Scott.

In 1981, after the departure of Paul Di'Anno, Slesser unsuccessfully auditioned for the lead vocals in Iron Maiden – as mentioned by Steve Harris on the Iron Maiden The Early Days DVD.

In 1983, Slesser joined the band Charlie as lead vocalist. Slesser was featured on the band's US hit single "It's Inevitable", and the related album.

In 1984, Slesser toured Europe and Japan as an offstage backing vocalist with the Michael Schenker Group.

Slesser continues to tour as a solo act and in various band formations. For two years, he was the lead singer of Freeway, a British Free tribute band. With Freeway guitarist John Buckton, Slesser also formed Kossoff...The Band Plays On, a Paul Kossoff tribute band.

References

References

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2. Joynson, Vernon. (1996). "The Tapestry of Delights: The Comprehensive Guide to British Music of the Beat, R & B, Psychedelic and Progressive Eras 1963–1976". Borderline Productions.
3. (1992). "The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal". Guinness Publishing.
4. [http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/geordie-boy-band-who-proved-4591838 The Geordie boy band who proved their mettle]. ''[[The Journal (Newcastle upon Tyne newspaper). The Journal]]'', 8 December 2005; updated 27 June 2013. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
5. Wohsala, Steve. (18 August 1983). "In The Groove". Messenger-Press.
6. Interview Gary Barden, [http://www.metallian.com/interviewbarden.htm Metallian Metal Encyclopedia]. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
7. Freeway, The Ultimate Free Tribute Band, [http://www.freeway.webeden.co.uk/#/about-freeway/4530381786 About Freeway]. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
8. Kossoff...The Band Plays On, [http://www.kossoffthebandplayson.com/about.html About]. Retrieved 2017-04-30.

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