According to the newspaper, prostate cancer became the cause of death of the musician.
It is noted that in addition to Uriah Heep, Kerslake also played drums on the first two albums of the musician Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz (1980) and Diary of a Madman (1981).
Earlier it was reported about the death at the age of 77 of Jamaican singer and musician Toots Hibbert, one of the first reggae performers.