John Lawton, who rose to fame in the mid-1970s as the singer for Uriah Heap has died. He was 74 years old. He was the frontman of the band from 1976 to 1979, appearing on three of the band’s studio albums: “Firefly” (1977), “Innocent Victim” (1977) and “Fallen Angel” (1978). He had rejoined the band for a tour of Europe in 2013 as a fill-in. News of Lawton’s passing was announced via the bands’ official social media accounts with the devastating news.