Chris Slade has had quite a storied career. Born in 1946, his first claim to fame was playing on the TomJones single "It's Not Unusual." He stayed with Jones until 1969, when he left to be the drummer in a group
called Toomorrow with
Olivia Newton-John. B
y 1971, he had moved on
to co-form Manfred Mann's
Earth Band and played2
with them until 1978. His next real group was with Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers in the Firm. That band wanted him so badly that they waited several months for him to finish a previous commitment with David Gilmour. After the demise of the Firm, Slade played drums for and toured with Gary Moore, on the 'After the war' tour. He then hooked up with AC/DC for five years, achieving recording and touring the 'Razors Edge' album, this album included the 'Thunderstruck' track. After this he became the drummer for the prog rock group Asia, as well as Michael Schenker, as a member of the recormed MSG.
Chris Slade formed his band 'TIMELINE' in 2012 before being recalled to ACDC in 2014 for the 'Rock or Bust' tour till 2016. Since then he has been touring and recording with 'THE CHRIS SLADE TIMELINE' until the present day.