{"id":35392,"date":"2013-03-14T11:35:19","date_gmt":"2013-03-14T09:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=35392"},"modified":"2013-03-14T11:35:19","modified_gmt":"2013-03-14T09:35:19","slug":"clive-burr-diesformer-iron-maiden-drummer-clive-burr-has-been-dead-age-56-35392","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/clive-burr-diesformer-iron-maiden-drummer-clive-burr-has-been-dead-age-56-35392\/","title":{"rendered":"Clive Burr Dies:Former Iron Maiden drummer Clive Burr has been dead age 56"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Promotional portrait of British heavy metal group, Iron Maiden, 1981: (L-R) Steve Harris, Clive Burr, Paul Di'Anno, Adrian Smith, and Dave Murray.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Former Iron Maiden drummer Clive Burr, who played on the British heavy metal band’s landmark first three albums, has died at the age of 56.<\/h1>\n

Burr, who had been suffering from multiple sclerosis, died peacefully in his sleep at home in London on Tuesday having been in poor health for several years, the band said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“He was a wonderful person and an amazing drummer who made a valuable contribution to Maiden in the early days when we were starting out,” said Iron Maiden founder and bassist Steve Harris.<\/p>\n

“This is a sad day for everyone in the band and those around him and our thoughts and condolences are with his partner Mimi and family at this time.”<\/p>\n

London-born Burr joined the band in 1979 and played on their self-titled 1980 debut album and its 1981 follow-up Killers.<\/p>\n

His third and final album with the group was 1982’s The Number Of The Beast, which topped the UK album chart.<\/p>\n

Rolling Stone magazine called his drumming a “major ingredient” to the band’s sound, which was noted for bringing the speed of punk rock to the heavy metal genre.<\/p>\n

Burr left the band in 1982, a year before Iron Maiden began a string of big-selling albums in the US that turned the group into an international act.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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