Chris Slade | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Christopher Slade Rees |
Born | Pontypridd, Wales | 30 October 1946
Origin | Cardiff, Wales |
Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock, progressive rock, jazz fusion |
Occupation | Drummer |
Years active | 1964–present |
Website | chrisslade |
Chris Slade (born Christopher Slade Rees; 30 October 1946) is a Welsh[1] drummer, who is perhaps best known for playing for Manfred Mann's Earth Band from its inception in 1971 to 1978 on eight albums, and AC/DC, for which he drummed from 1989 to 1994 and performed on the 1990 album The Razors Edge. He returned to AC/DC in February 2015 to replace Phil Rudd for the "Rock or Bust World Tour".[2][3] Slade has also played with Tom Jones, Toomorrow, Uriah Heep, The Firm, and Asia.[4]