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Michael Frederick Box (born 9 June 1947) is an English musician who is the lead guitarist of rock group Uriah Heep, having previously been a member of The Stalkers and Spice, both with original Uriah Heep vocalist David Byron.[1] He is the only member from the band's founding in 1969 who is still active with the group, and – following the 2020 deaths of Lee Kerslake and Ken Hensley – is also the last surviving member of the group's classic line-up.[2]

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Mick Box
Box performing in 2017
Background information
Birth name	Michael Frederick Box
Born	(1947-06-09) 9 June 1947 (age 75) Walthamstow, East London, England
Genres	Hard rock, progressive rock, heavy metal
Occupation(s)	Guitarist
Years active	1964–present
Website	mick-box.net

Biography

Early influences

In 2018 Mick Box said he was influenced by Les Paul and Mary Ford, Django Reinhardt, Wes Montgomery, Tal Farlow and Barney Kessel. He attributes some of these influences to his first guitar instructor because he was the second guitarist for Django Reinhardt, as well as coming from a jazz background.[3]

When he started performing with Uriah Heep, other new bands included Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, and Led Zeppelin.[3]

Spice

Before establishing Uriah Heep Box's band was called Spice . The band performed from 1968 to 1969 with David Byron and Nigel Pegrum[4] Box said they chose that name because they didn't want to get categorised into a narrow genre. "There's lots of spices, and that was our train of thought with the name of the band" said Box in a 2021 interview. After Ken Hensley joined the members of Spice, they became Uriah Heep.[5]

Recent activities

Mick Box blamed the COVID-19 pandemic for preventing a 50th Anniversary Celebration, but was planning on a 52 year Celebration. He said he felt strange being in quarantine, because he was accustomed to being "on the road," and interacting with fans at concerts. He has used the time to compose songs and he produced some videos for the Lockdown Diaries.[5]

Box has used his talent to promote the Nightingale Cancer Support Centre.[5][6]

Discography

With David Byron

• Take No Prisoners – 1975[7]

With Uriah Heep

• ...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble – 1970
• Salisbury – 1971
• Look at Yourself – 1971
• Demons & Wizards – 1972
• The Magician's Birthday – 1972
• Live '73 – 1973
• Sweet Freedom – 1973
• Wonderworld – 1974
• Return to Fantasy – 1975
• High and Mighty – 1976
• Firefly...1977
• Innocent Victim...1977
• Fallen Angel – 1978
• Conquest – 1980
• Abominog – 1982
• Head First – 1983
• Equator – 1985
• Raging Silence – 1989
• Different World – 1991
• Sea of Light – 1995
• Sonic Origami – 1998
• Wake the Sleeper – 2008
• Celebration – Forty Years of Rock – 2009
• Into the Wild – 2011
• Outsider – 2014
• Living the Dream – 2018

With Iris

• Lady in Black – 2002

With Spearfish

• Back for the Future[8]

References

External links

• The Official Website of Mick Box

На других языках

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- [en] Mick Box

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[es] Mick Box

Michael Frederick "Mick" Box (Walthamstow, Londres, Reino Unido, 9 de junio de 1947) es un guitarrista inglés de rock, conocido por ser uno de los miembros fundadores, y actual líder del grupo Uriah Heep.

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[fr] Mick Box

Michael « Mick » Box (né le 9 juin 1947 à Walthamstow, Angleterre) est le guitariste du groupe Uriah Heep. Après avoir fait partie de "The Stalkers" et "Spice", Il est le seul membre fondateur de Uriah Heep présent depuis l'origine, c'est-à-dire depuis 1969.

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[ru] Бокс, Мик

Мик Бокс (англ. Mick Box; полное имя Майкл Фредерик Бокс, англ. Michael Frederick Box; род. 9 июня 1947, Уолтемстоу, Лондон, Англия) — британский гитарист и автор песен.

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