David Byron (29 January 1947 – 28 February 1985, born as David Garrick) was the lead vocalist for Spice (1967 – 1969) and became most famous as the original singer of the English rock band Uriah Heep between 1969 and 1976.Despite his vocal range (paired with a sense of dynamics), and a charismatic stage presence, Byron was dismissed from Uriah Heep in 1976, at the demand of keyboardist Ken Hensley (the band's primary songwriter), who gave the ultimatum "it's him or me" to band manager Gerry Bron, citing Byron's increasingly erratic behaviour due to alcohol abuse.
He unsuccessfully attempted to revive his career with Rough Diamond (a band also featuring former members of Humble Pie and Wings), a second solo album (Baby Faced Killer) and the Byron Band. Mick Box and Trevor Bolder of Uriah Heep invited Byron to re-join the band in 1981, but Byron refused. He died of alcohol related complications in Reading in 1985. The coroner's report cited epilepsy and fatty liver.
David Byron-(1976)-Take No Prisoners
David Byron-(1978)-Baby Faced Killer
David Byron-(2005)-Man Of Yesterday The Anthology (2 CD)
David Byron-(2006)-The Lost Songs Volume I
David Byron-(2006)-The Lost Songs Volume II
David Byron-(2008)-That Was Only Yesterday [EP]
Rough Diamond-(1977)-Rough Diamond
The Byron Band-(1981)-On The Rocks
The Byron Band-(2003)-Lost and Found (2 CD)
