Clive Burr ✝

Clive Burr (8 March 1957 – 12 March 2013) was an English drummer. He was a member of Iron Maiden from 1979 to 1982.\n', ' Previously a member of Samson, Burr joined Iron Maiden in 1979 (coincidentally at about the same time Bruce Dickinson joined Samson). Auditioning and joining upon the recommendation 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, the last of which was the Maiden debut of Bruce Dickinson. Burr was fired from the band in 1982 during The Beast on the Road tour. He was replaced by the band\'s current drummer, Nicko McBrain. Burr co-wrote one song on The Number of the Beast, "Gangland", and another song, "Total Eclipse", that was cut from the album and showed up as the B-side of the "Run to the Hills" single, and later on the Number of the Beast remastered CD re-release.\n', ' Burr also appeared on "The Number of the Beast","Run to the Hills" and Women in uniform (a cover of the Australian band Skyhooks).\n', '