the drummer from def leppard lost his arm in 1985.
when did the drummer from def leppard lose his arm?
1985
on 31 december 1984, drummer rick allen lost his left arm in a car crash on the a57 in the hills outside the band's home city of sheffield. allen was driving with his dutch girlfriend, miriam barendsen, when his corvette swerved off the road on a sharp bend and went through a drystone wall. despite the severity of the accident, allen was committed to continuing his role as def leppard's drummer and realised that he could use his legs to do some of the drumming work previously done with his arms. he then worked with simmons to design a custom electronic drum kit. the other members of the band supported allen's recovery and never sought a replacement. allen was placed in a separate studio to practice his new drums. after a few months, allen gathered the band together and performed the intro to the led zeppelin version of "when the levee breaks" to showcase his progress to the band. joe elliott reports this as being a "very emotional moment." during this period, mutt lange returned as producer. def leppard brought in jeff rich in august 1986 to play alongside allen during def leppard's warm-up mini tour of ireland. when the band couldn't fit two drum kits on stage at a gig, he and the band realized allen could drum alone. allen's comeback was sealed at the 1986 monsters of rock festival in england, with an emotionally charged ovation after his introduction by joe elliott.
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frank noon is a british drummer who played with the bands def leppard and roadhouse with guitarist pete willis.





















































he was preceded in def leppard by original drummer tony kenning and succeeded by current drummer rick allen.





















































he was succeeded in roadhouse by drummer trevor brewis.





















































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frank noon was a member of the trio the next band before, during, and after the time he was in def leppard, and played on the next band's "four by three e.p.".





















































frank noon played on def leppard's "the def leppard e.p.", in 1978.
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