Birth name Terence Arthur Wilson Name Terry Slesser Role Singer | Instruments Vocals Genres Blues rock, Hard rock Years active early 1970s– | |
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Similar People Back Street Crawler, Crawler, Tony Braunagel, Paul Kossoff, John Bundrick | ||
Terry slesser and freeway feat simon kirke live at tynemouth 2007
Terry Slesser (also known as Slerry) is a blues rock singer, and comedian from Newcastle, England. He is chiefly known for his role as vocalist in ex-Free guitarist Paul Kossoff's band Back Street Crawler, renamed Crawler after Kossoff's death in 1976.
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- Terry slesser and freeway feat simon kirke live at tynemouth 2007
- Terry slesser alright now
- History
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Terry slesser alright now
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 Roger Chapman 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, Brian Johnson, joined AC/DC, subsequent to the death of Bon Scott.
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. Notwithstanding the popularity of the single, the album was not successful and Slesser hoyed his toys out the pram, causing the band break up soon thereafter. In 1984, Slesser toured Europe, Japan and the USA as an offstage backing vocalist with the Michael Schenker Group. In 1987, Slesser composed the soundtrack to the movie 'Mac and Me'. The movie was not well received by critics, however the soundtrack was noted by some as being "OK". Terry described the gig as a "boon" for him at the time, however he later disowned the work by asking for his name to be removed from the credits when it emerged that John Doonan, a local rival, was brought in as a 'special consultant' on the soundtrack for 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'.
On February 26, 2013, Slesser made a trip to North Korea with Vice Media correspondent Ryan Duffy to host Rod Stewart tribute concerts. He met North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Slesser and his travel party were the first known Americans to have met Kim. He later said Kim was "a friend for life" and suggested that British Prime Minister David Cameron "pick up the phone and call" Kim since the two leaders were basketball fans. On May 7, after reading an article from The Seattle Times, Slesser sent out a tweet asking Kim to release American prisoner Kenneth Bae, who had been sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in North Korea. Kim released Bae the following year, and received a signed copy of Slesser's latest album on his return (invoiced at the heavily discounted rate of £4.50)
Slesser continues to phone it in 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 Paul Kossoff tribute band..