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Terry Slesser | |
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| Genres | Blues-rock, hard rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | early 1970s– |
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.
In the early 1970s, Slesser joined Beckett, replacing original singer Rob Turner, who had been killed in a car accident. [1] Beckett released one self-titled album in 1974, produced by Roger Chapman of Family.[ citation needed ]
Slesser then joined Back Street Crawler and its successor band, Crawler, for the balance of the 1970s. 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. [2]
In 1981 after the departure of Paul Di'Anno, Slesser unsuccessfully auditioned for the lead vocal in Iron Maiden (as mentioned by Steve Harris on the Iron Maiden The Early Days DVD,[ citation needed ]
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.[ citation needed ]
In 1984, Slesser toured Europe, Japan as an offstage backing vocalist with the Michael Schenker Group. [3]
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. [4] With Freeway guitarist John Buckton, Slesser also formed Kossoff...The Band Plays On, a Paul Kossoff tribute band. [5]
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The Band Plays On is the debut album from Back Street Crawler, fronted by ex-Free guitarist Paul Kossoff. Keyboard player Mike Montgomery composed six songs and co-wrote two others on the album, in addition to singing lead vocals on "All the Girls Are Crazy" and "Survivor". He dueted with Terry Wilson-Slesser on "New York, New York". Montgomery subsequently left the band and was replaced by John "Rabbit" Bundrick.
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