Beckett (band)

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Beckett were an English hard rock band formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1970. The band released one self-titled album in 1974 and disbanded shortly thereafter. [1] Original singer Rob Turner was killed in a car crash and replaced by Terry Wilson-Slesser, who would later go on to perform with Back Street Crawler and then Geordie whose previous front man Brian Johnson left to join AC/DC in 1980.

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In 2017, Beckett songwriter Brian Ingham sued Iron Maiden for copyright infringement over two popular songs, "Hallowed Be Thy Name" and "The Nomad", [2] which lifted musical sections and lyrics from the song "Life's Shadow". Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood was the agent for Beckett and a teenage Steve Harris saw the band play this song live. Harris and Dave Murray settled with one of the credited songwriters, Robert Barton. Ingham was unaware of the matter until 2011 and Barton claimed to be the sole songwriter during the original settlement. [3] Iron Maiden stopped performing Hallowed Be Thy Name on their 2017 tour as a result. The issue was settled out of court in March 2018. [4]

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References

  1. Greg Kennelty (August 2011). "Beckett - Beckett (1974 uk, fine progressive rock with some hard traces)". Rockasteria.
  2. "IRON MAIDEN Settle $1.2 Million "Hallowed Be Thy Name" Copyright Lawsuit". Metal Injection. March 2018.
  3. Goldby, Steve. "IT'S 'HALLOWED BE THY CLAIM' FOR IRON MAIDEN AS HIGH COURT CASE IS NOW IN MOTION". metaltalk.net. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  4. "Heavy metal legends Iron Maiden shelve fans' favourite song over legal dispute". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 April 2018.