• Collen the next day. Willis later recorded with the bands Gogmagog (with former and current members of Iron Maiden) and Roadhouse. Willis played Hamer Standard...
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    With a line-up of Savage, Elliott, Allen and guitarists Steve Clark and Pete Willis, the band's first album, 1980's On Through the Night, reached the Top...
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    five-piece of Savage, Willis, Elliott, Clark, and Allen before Pete Willis was fired in July 1982. Phil Collen of Girl replaced Willis, and the band went...
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  • recorded with original guitarist Pete Willis, whose rhythm guitar tracks appear on all songs. On 11 July 1982, Willis was fired for alcohol abuse and replaced...
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  • English rock band Def Leppard, released on 6 July 1981. High 'n' Dry was Pete Willis' last full-time album with Def Leppard. It charted at No. 38 on the Billboard...
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    Around that time, he met Pete Willis (Def Leppard's original rhythm guitarist and founder) at a technical college. Willis spotted Clark reading a guitar...
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  • which consisted of vocalist Joe Elliott, guitarists Steve Clark and Pete Willis, bassist Rick Savage, and drummer Tony Kenning had prepared 3 songs to...
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    invitation, there was no need to replace Pete Willis. As a result, Collen stayed a member of Girl. After Willis was fired due to alcohol problems, Joe Elliott...
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  • cues from their New Wave peers, too." He also stated that "guitarists Pete Willis and Steve Clark shoot from the hip, packing their licks into tight, three-minute...
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  • were signed to Mercury records, and included former Def Leppard members Pete Willis and Frank Noon. According to the band's website, the band recorded a...
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