John Lawton (musician)
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John Lawton (born July 11, 1946 in Halifax, England) is a rock and roll vocalist best known for his work with Lucifer's Friend (1970–1976; 1981), Uriah Heep (1976–1979), and the Les Humphries Singers (1970s). He is known for a vocal style somewhat reminiscent of Ronnie James Dio and David Byron. Most recently he has performed with Gunhill and the John Lawton Band. In 1995 he replaced Bernie Shaw from Uriah Heep on stage during a tour in South Africa, because of Shaw's throat problems; but it was just a momentary reunion because Shaw is still Uriah Heep singer. On December 7, 2001, both John Lawton and Ken Hensley appeared on stage with today's Uriah Heep line-up during the annual Magicians Birthday Party in London.
Discography
With Asterix
- Asterix - 1970
With Lucifer's Friend
- Lucifer's Friend - 1970
- Where the Groupies Killed the Blues - 1972
- I'm Just a Rock & Roll Singer - 1973
- Banquet - 1974
- Mind Exploding - 1975
- Mean Machine - 1981
- Sumo Grip - 1994
With the Les Humphries Singers
- We Are Goin' Down Jordan - 1971
- Singing Detonation - 1971
- Old Man Moses - 1971
- Mexico - 1972
- Sound '73 - 1973
- Mama Loo (= La Onu Cantante) - 1973
- Live in Europe - 1973
- Carnival - 1973
- Sound '73/II - 1973
- The World Of - 1973
- Kansas City - 1974
- Sound '74 - 1974
- One of These Days - 1974
- Rock 'n Roll Party - 1974
- Amazing Grace & Gospeltrain - 1975
- Party on the Rocks - 1975
With Uriah Heep
- Firefly - 1977
- Innocent Victim - 1977
- Fallen Angel - 1978
Solo albums
- Heartbeat - 1980
- Still Paying My Dues to the Blues - 2000
With Gunhill
- One Over the Eight - 1995
- Night Heat - 1997
References
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