Profile via TMDB · Courtesy of TMDB
OverviewAI-generated
Clive Burr was born on 8 March 1957 in East Ham, London, England, UK, and worked as a drummer, songwriter and musician, holding citizenship of the United Kingdom. He played the drum kit, including Tama Drums, in the heavy metal and traditional heavy metal genres, beginning his career in 1977. He was a member of Samson and Iron Maiden. He died of multiple sclerosis on 12 March 2013 in London.
Synthesized by Vinony from 25 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, MusicBrainz, Crossref, Last.fm, TMDb. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Film & TV
Acting · East Ham, London, England, UK
Clive Burr was an English musician. He is best remembered as the former drummer for the English heavy metal group Iron Maiden. He played the drums on the first three albums Iron Maiden [1980], Killers [1981] and The Number Of The Beast [1982].
Known for
- Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer — Self (archive footage)2025
- The History Of Iron Maiden - Part 1: The Early Days — Himself2004
- Iron Maiden: Visions of the Beast — Self2003
- Iron Maiden: Beast Over Hammersmith2002
- Classic Albums: Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast — Self - Drums2001
- Classic Albums — Self - Drums1997
- Iron Maiden: 12 Wasted Years1987
- Iron Maiden: [1981] Beat Club Bremen1981
- Iron Maiden: [1981] Bologna, Italy — Drums1981
- Iron Maiden: [1981] Milan, Italy — Drums1981
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1957
- Active to
- 2013
Member of
- Iron Maiden1979–1982
- Trust1983–1983
- Desperado1988–1990
- Samsonuntil 1978
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 51
- Total plays
- 113
Clive Burr (8 March 1957 – 12 March 2013) was the drummer in the British band Iron Maiden. Previously a member of Samson, Burr joined Iron Maiden in 1979. An acquaintance of then-Iron Maiden guitarist Dennis Stratton, Burr played on their first three records: Iron Maiden, Killers and their breakthrough release The Number of the Beast. Burr left the band in 1982 due to Iron Maiden's tour schedule and personal problems. He was replaced by the band's current drummer, Nicko McBrain. <a href="https:/
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Critical Review of rate constants for reactions of hydrated electrons, hydrogen atoms and hydroxyl radicals (⋅OH/⋅O− in Aqueous Solution
· 1988 · cited 11,087x
- Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2020 report of the Lancet Commission
· 2020 · cited 9,217x
- Genome-wide association study of 14,000 cases of seven common diseases and 3,000 shared controls
· 2007 · cited 7,930x
- Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease
· 2015 · cited 5,650x
- Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults
· 2017 · cited 5,579x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- Clive Ronald Burr , ( 1956-03-08 ) 8 March 1956, East Ham , Essex, England
- Died
- 12 March 2013 (2013-03-12) (aged 57), London, England
- Genres
- Heavy metal , hard rock
- Occupation
- Musician
- Years active
- 1977–2013
- Formerly of
- Iron Maiden , Samson , Stratus , Alcatrazz , Praying Mantis , Gogmagog , Trust , Elixir , Desperado
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- Tama Drums
Show 7 more facts
- date of death
- 2013-03-12
- date of birth
- 1957-03-08
- cause of death
- multiple sclerosis
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1977-00-00
- name in native language
- Clive Burr
- member of
- Iron Maiden
via Wikidata · CC0
~8 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Clive Ronald Burr (8 March 1956 – 12 March 2013) was an English musician. He was the drummer of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden from 1979 to 1982. Together with fellow Iron Maiden member Dennis Stratton, he joined Praying Mantis for the recording of their 1996 live album Captured Alive in Tokyo City.
Career
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Clive Burr” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.