Graeme Crallan (5 June 1958 – 27 July 2008)[1] was a British heavy metal drummer. Also known as Crash Crallan,[1] he formed White Spirit along with Janick Gers in 1975. They released their debut album in 1980. The album flopped and they split up in 1981. Crallan then joined up with Tank in 1984,[1] and played on their Honour & Blood album. He quit the following year.
Graeme Crallan | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Crash Crallan |
| Born | 5 June 1958 Hartlepool, England |
| Died | 27 July 2008 (aged 50) Hampstead, England |
| Genres | Heavy metal |
| Occupation | Drummer |
| Years active | 1975–2008 |
| Formerly of | White Spirit, Tank |
He relocated to London and played in a few other bands. On 27 July 2008, Crallan died at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead after sustaining head injuries after a fall in the streets of London.[2]
Personal life
editGraeme attended Technical High School and High Tunstall School in Hartlepool before moving to London in the early 1980s.[3]
Crallan attended the wedding of fellow White Spirit member Malcolm Pearson (keyboard) after the split of the band, undertaking the role of Pearson's best-man.
Discography
editWhite Spirit
edit- Studio albums
- White Spirit – 1980
- Singles
- "Backs to the Grind" – 1980
- "Midnight Chaser" – 1981
- "High Upon High" – 1981
Tank
edit- Honour & Blood – 1984
- Live and Rare – 2007
References
edit- ^ a b c Thedeadrockstarsclub.com - accessed February 2011
- ^ Published on Thursday 3 (31 July 2008). "Rock drummer dies after fall - Local". Hartlepool Mail. Archived from the original on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Rock drummer dies after fall - Hartlepool Mail". 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
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