It was reported on May 22, 2013, that bassist Trevor Bolder died. He was one of the "Spiders of Mars" backing David Bowie. According to BBC News he died from cancer at age 62.
"'Trevor was an all-time great, one of the outstanding musicians of his generation and one of the finest and most influential bass players that Britain ever produced,' Uriah Heep said in a statement."
Bolder started his music career in 1970 with Mick Ronson who also went on to work with Bowie’s:"Spiders of Mars." In 1971 he joined Bowie's backing band and went on to record on the albums "Hunky Dory", "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars", "Aladdin Sane", and "Pin Ups". He joined Uriah Heep in 1976 and played with them for over 30 years, up until a few months ago when he needed to stop due to health problems.
David Bowie paid tribute to his former bassist in a statement on his own website.
"Trevor was a wonderful musician and a major inspiration for whichever band he was working with. But he was foremostly a tremendous guy, a great man."
Uriah Heep also had some very kind words to share on their website.
"His long time membership of Uriah Heep brought the band’s music, and Trevor’s virtuosity and enthusiasm, to hundreds of thousands of fans across the world."
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