Lee Kerslake

English drummer (1947–2020)
Person human Q724308
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Lee Kerslake

Summary

Lee Kerslake is a human[1]. His place of birth was Winton[2]. He was born on April 16, 1947[3]. He died in London[4]. He died on September 19, 2020[5]. He worked as a drummer[6], songwriter[7], and percussionist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,271 views/month, #6,953 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Lee Kerslake's place of birth was Winton[2].
  • Lee Kerslake passed away in London[4].
  • Lee Kerslake was born on April 16, 1947[3].
  • Lee Kerslake died on September 19, 2020[5].
  • Lee Kerslake held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • English was Lee Kerslake's native language[11].
  • Lee Kerslake worked as a drummer[6].
  • Lee Kerslake worked as a songwriter[7].
  • Lee Kerslake worked as a percussionist[8].
  • Lee Kerslake's field of work was percussion performance[12].
  • Lee Kerslake is recorded as male[13].
  • Lee Kerslake's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Lee Kerslake's genre is hard rock[15].
  • Lee Kerslake's genre is progressive rock[16].
  • Lee Kerslake's genre is art rock[17].
  • Lee Kerslake's genre is Southern rock[18].
  • Lee Kerslake's genre is heavy metal music[19].
  • Lee Kerslake's record label is recorded as Bronze[20].
  • Lee Kerslake's Commons category is recorded as Lee Kerslake[21].
  • The cause of death was prostate cancer[22].
  • Lee Kerslake's family name is recorded as Kerslake[23].
  • Lee Kerslake's given name is recorded as Lee[24].
  • Lee Kerslake's given name is recorded as Gary[25].
  • Lee Kerslake's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[26].
  • Lee Kerslake's instrument is recorded as drum kit[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1947-04-16[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2020-09-19[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ad9ec5c1-f84a-42b6-a0c1-9c4606827d05[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Lee Kerslake was born in Winton[2]. He was born on April 16, 1947[3]. English was his native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include drummer[6], songwriter[7], and percussionist[8]. Lee Kerslake's field of work was percussion performance[12].

Death and Burial

Lee Kerslake died on September 19, 2020[5]. He died in London[4]. The cause of death was prostate cancer[22].

Why It Matters

Lee Kerslake ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,271 views/month, #6,953 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Lee Kerslake born?

Born in Winton[2], Lee Kerslake…

Where did Lee Kerslake die?

Lee Kerslake died in London[4].

What did Lee Kerslake do for work?

Lee Kerslake worked as drummer[6], songwriter[7], and percussionist[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . planetradio.co.uk. planetradio.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Place of death London
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    Cause of death prostate cancer
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