Lee Kerslake

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Lee Kerslake (born April 16, 1947 in Dorset, England) is the longtime drummer for Uriah Heep. He joined them in November 1971, left the band in October 1979, and rejoined them in April 1982.

During his time out of Uriah Heep, he was hired by Ozzy Osbourne, with whom he recorded Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman, and played with bass guitarist Bob Daisley, who later joined Uriah Heep. On the Diary of a Madman notes, Kerslake and Daisley weren't credited. It was one of the usual base action by Ozzy: the two musicians were fired in late 1981, just after the recording session, and replaced for the tour by Tommy Aldridge and Rudy Sarzo. Ozzy put Aldridge's and Sarzo's photos on the album and credited them as the studio musicians, but they didn't play on the album.

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