Ken Hensley dead at 75 – Uriah Heep star dies ‘suddenly’ while working on new album

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Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerKen Hensley, who was a key part of hard rock band Uriah Heep during its 1960s and 1970s heyday, died Wednesday evening. He was 75 and died at home, according to his management.Hensley wrote several of the London rock band’s early tracks, including Easy Livin’, Stealin’, and Lady in Black.Former bandmate, and original Uriah Heep member Mick Box said in an online post, “I am in deep shock at the news Ken Hensley has passed away, and my sincere condolences go to his family and wife Monica.

Ken Hensley, best known as the keyboardist, guitarist and songwriter for the British hard rock band Uriah Heep, died on Wednesday at age 75.  The news was confirmed on the band's official Twitter page.  “5th November 2020: I received devastating news this morning from Ken’s manager Steve Weltman that Ken Hensley has passed away,” a tweet on behalf of guitarist Mick Box reads. “My sincere condolences go to his family and wife Monica and may he rest in peace.” Hensley’s brother, Trevor, also confirmed his passing on Facebook with a heartfelt note.  “I am writing this with a heavy heart to let you know that my brother Ken Hensley passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening,” he wrote without giving an official cause of death.

on Facebook.During his time with the band, Hensley played a major role in popularising the role of keyboards in heavy rock, as well as masterminding one of the band’s biggest hits – the folk-rock epic ‘Lady In Black’.He also wrote ‘Easy Livin’, which became a major European hit in 1972, and a string of other hits for the band.His career with the group began in 1969 when they were known as Spice, before renaming themselves Uriah Heep, taking the name from a character in Charles Dickens’ seminal novel David Copperfield.Hensley recorded 13 albums with the band, before leaving in 1980.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorKen Hensley, keyboardist, guitarist and chief songwriter for long-running British hard rock band Uriah Heep, died Wednesday, according to a post by guitarist Mick Box on the band’s official Twitter account. He was 75.5th November 2020: I received devastating news this morning from Ken’s manager Steve Weltman that Ken Hensley has passed away.