Terry Slesser (also known as Terry Wilson-Slesser) is a blues rock singer from South Shields,

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. He is chiefly known for his role as vocalist in ex- Free guitarist

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's band Back Street Crawler, renamed Crawler after Kossoff's death in 1976.

History

In the early 1970s, Slesser joined Beckett, replacing original singer Rob Turner, who had been killed in a car accident. Beckett released one self-titled album in 1974, produced by

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of Family. Slesser then joined Back Street Crawler and its successor band, Crawler, for the balance of the 1970s. Following the demise of Crawler, Slesser joined the band Geordie in 1980, after its lead singer,

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, joined AC/DC, subsequent to the death of

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. In 1981 after the departure of

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, Slesser unsuccessfully auditioned for the lead vocal in

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(as mentioned by Steve Harris on the Iron Maiden ''The Early Days'' DVD, In 1983, Slesser joined the band Charlie as lead vocalist. Slesser was featured on the band's US hit single "It's Inevitable", and the related album. In 1984, Slesser toured Europe, Japan as an offstage backing vocalist with the

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. Slesser continues to tour as a solo act and in various band formations. For two years, he was the lead singer of Freeway, a British Free tribute band. With Freeway guitarist John Buckton, Slesser also formed Kossoff...The Band Plays On, a

tribute band.Kossoff...The Band Plays On
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Slesser, Terry Living people English male singers English songwriters Crawler (band) members Back Street Crawler (band) members Charlie (band) members Year of birth missing (living people) British male songwriters