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BACKSTREET CRAWLER
KOSSOFF THE BAND PLAYS ON


Featuring Original Lead Vocalist Terry Wilson Slesser.

Forty years on since Paul Kossoff, one of Britain’s finest guitarists, tragically passed away at the tender age of 25 in 1976. Singer Terry Slesser, the voice of Kossoff's critically acclaimed post-Free band Back Street Crawler, and a close friend of Koss, keeps the memory of one of the greatest British Blues guitarist and his music alive.

Paul Kossoff and Terry Slesser Below
Sless has chosen the guitarist John Buckton, of whom Simon Kirke said "If Free were to reform John would be my first choice as guitarist", to play a series of special dates reviving for the first time since the 70s the catalogue of Back Street Crawler songs as well as favourite Free numbers.

John Buckton Below.
Also included in the lineup is drummer Clive Edwards (UFO, Wild Horses, Pat Travers) and highly respected keyboard player Mark Taylor (Elton John, Simple Minds, The Alarm).
 
Clive Pictured Below
The Line up is colpeted with former Climax Blues Band, Dexys Midnight Runners and Status Quo Foundation Block - John Rhino Edwards pictured below
Terry Slesser (also known as Terry Wilson-Slesser) is a blues rock singer from South Shields.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.

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 1981 after the departure of Paul Di'Anno, Slesser was asked to audition as the lead vocal in Iron Maiden (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 a vocalist with the Michael Schenker Group.
Slesser continues to tour relentless.
Now 50 years since he performed with Paul Kossoff Terry is back in the driving seat singing all the classic songs he helped create with Kossoff along with some Free anthems.
...The Band Plays On.