Gregg Dechert (born May 11, 1952, in

Listowel, Ontario Listowel is an unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada, located in the Municipality of North Perth. Incorporated as the Town of Listowel in 1875, it was dissolved in 1998 following amalgamation with several other communities in the northern ...

, Canada) is a Canadian keyboardist and guitarist. He was the keyboardist for Uriah Heep between July 1980 and March 1981, replacing

Ken Hensley Kenneth William David Hensley (24 August 1945 – 4 November 2020) was an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer, best known for his work with Uriah Heep during the 1970s. He wrote or co-wrote the majority of Uriah ...

. He also performed keyboards and vocals with David Gilmour on his first solo tour, appearing on its video live album. He played with

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on their comeback album '' Fame and Fortune'' in 1986 and its accompanying tour on keyboards and guitar. He also played with

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, Feather Wheel, Trev John, Pulsar, Mike Maves, and In A World.(8 July 2010).Gregg Dechert is also gaining his reputation working in active collaboration with the International hallmark Canadian artist Maestro Anjael-The man with the blue face - Multi Instrumentalist, Jazz rock vocalist,Master Guitarist -www.lionofhebron.com (Ontario, Canada), is one of the close friends of Gregg Dechert and together sit in as co -composers the fantastic Canadian Fusion Jazz Avante Garde group called RE-ACTIONS and the upcoming Hebron Projects.
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Discography

* '' Fame and Fortune'' –

(1986) * ''The Dream Academy'' –

(1985) *''Featherwheel'' – Featherwheel *''Standpoint'' – Trev John *''This Side Of Town'' – Mike Maves *"Think It Over" (single) – Uriah Heep (1980) *"Heart of A Lion (Maestro Anjael)

References

Canadian rock keyboardists Uriah Heep (band) members Musicians from Ontario Living people 1952 births {{Keyboardist-stub