Died On This Date (May 21, 2013) Trevor Bolder / Bassist For David Bowie & Uriah Heep
themusicsover Trevor Bolder
June 9, 1950 – May 21, 2013
Trevor Bolder was an influential rock bassist who is most often associated with Uriah Heep and David Bowie‘s early to mid ’70s back up band, the Spiders From Mars. Born in East Yorkshire, Bolder cut his teeth in British R&B bands of the ’60s. By the end of the decade, he was playing alongside Mick Ronson in a rock band of some local notoriety called the Rats. In 1971, he and Ronson were invited to join Bowie’s band. Besides backing Bowie on his now legendary tours and television appearances of the era, Bolder played on his landmark albums as Hunky Dory, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, Aladdin Sane, and Pin-Ups. When Bowie decided to retire the Spiders From Mars in 1976, Bolder went on to replace John Wetton in Uriah Heep. He can be heard on such albums as Firefly, Fallen Angel and Conquest. He stayed with the band until 1981, but reunited with them a couple of years later and continued on until the time of his death. The list of other acts with whom he played throughout his career includes Wishbone Ash, Ken Hensley, and Dana Gillespie. He also appeared on Ronson’s Slaughter On 10th Avenue and Play Don’t Worry. Trevor Bolder was 62 when he passed away on May 21, 2013. He had been battling pancreatic cancer.
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Paul Drew was a radio disc jockey and programmer who is often cited for helping create what we now know as the Top 40 radio format. Drew was just out of college when he launched his radio career in 1961. Starting as a DJ at WAKE in Atlanta, Drew soon graduated to programming. Drew worked at such stations as Windsor, Onatario’s CKLW, Philadelphia’s WIBG, San Francisco’s KFRC, and ultimately, KHJ in Los Angeles, arguably the most popular Top 40 station in the country at the time. During the ’70s, Drew was VP of Programming for RKO who owned several key stations around the U.S. He also consulted the likes of Guy Zapoleon, Rick Dees and Jay Thomas. Paul Drew was 78 when he passed away on May 16, 2013.
Cedric Brooks was a much respected and oft-recorded Jamaican saxophonist. Barely in his teens when he first took up the clarinet, Brooks ultimately moved over to the flute and saxophone. He played in a few local bands before getting his first taste of success as Im & David with trumpeter David Madden. During then late ‘6os, he and Madden recorded several singles for the great producer, 
