Chris Slade

Drummer with Uriah Heep, Manfred Mann's Earth Band and AC/DC, amongst several others. Born 30-10-1946 in Pontypridd, Wales, his first claim to fame was playing with The Squires (6), the Tom Jones backing group (1963-1969). By 1972, he had moved on to Manfred Mann's Earth Band and played with them until 1978, when he shortly joined with former Earth Band members to form the Band Terra Nova (4).