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Clive Burr

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Clive Burr
Birth nameClive Ronald Burr
Born(1957-03-08)8 March 1957
East Ham, London, England
Died12 March 2013(2013-03-12) (aged 56)
London, England
GenresHeavy metal, hard rock
Occupation(s)Drummer
Years active1977–2013

Clive Ronald Burr (8 March 1957 – 12 March 2013) was an English drummer. He was in Iron Maiden from 1979 to 1982. Iron Maiden is a heavy metal band.

Burr was in Samson before he joined Iron Maiden. He played the drums on three Iron Maiden albums: Iron Maiden, Killers, and The Number of the Beast. He helped write songs such as "Gangland" and "Total Eclipse". The band fired Burr in 1982.[1] Nicko McBrain played drums for the band after that. Burr played with other bands, such as Trust, Desperado, and Alcatrazz.

Burr died on 12 March 2013.[2][3] He had multiple sclerosis.[4]

References

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  1. "Classic Rock " The Archive " February 2011 " Page 32 " When drummer Clive Burr was ousted from Iron Maiden in". Archive.classicrockmagazine.com. Retrieved 13 March 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. "Former Iron Maiden Drummer Clive Burr Passes Away". Ironmaiden.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
  3. Henne, Bruce (29 March 2013). "hennemusic". Hennemusic.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  4. "|||| Welcome to Clive Aid |||| Rocking the Charity World". Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2019.