David Bowie is paying tribute to Trevor Bolder a day after his former bassist succumbed following a lengthy battle with cancer. Bolder was also a member of Uriah Heep and Wishbone Ash.
British rock bassist Trevor Bolder has passed away at the age of 62 after a battle with cancer. Best known for his long stint with Uriah Heep, the rocker also played with David Bowie during his '70s prime.
The bad news: Uriah Heep's current singer is dropping out of some upcoming tour dates because of health issues. The good news: One of the band's former singers is filling in for him while he recovers.
Back in January, Uriah Heep bassist Trevor Bolder disclosed that he’d be taking a break from the band to undergo surgery. At the time his illness had not been publicly confirmed but online rumors pointed towards a heart attack. In a recent interview Bolder sets the record straight, confirming that the operation was actually for cancer, not for a heart attack.
Uriah Heep makes a rare appearance on the Vinyl Vault today with a fan fave called The Wizard. It's from 1972's Demons And Wizards, one of their biggest albums, finding the boys in acoustic mode. This band enjoyed massive popularity in the early to mid 1970's but just didn't have the staying power that other like-minded bands did - Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Yes and so many others...
Although guitarist Mick Box keeps a version of the band going to this day, Uriah Heep's peak was almost 40 years ago. Early 70's albums like Look at Yourself, Demons and Wizards and The Magician's Birthday will always be fan faves and it's the latter we're into today on the Vault...
Actually a creation of Charles Dickens, his character from David Copperfield also became a hard edged art rock act in 1969, when Uriah Heep was born. Although there has been an embarrassing amount of albums released over the years, it was only a few years during the early 1970's when this band really happened...