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{{Short description|British drummer (1958–2008)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| name = Graeme Crallan
| name = Graeme Crallan
| alias = Crash Crallan
| alias = Crash Crallan
| birth_name =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = 5 June 1958
| birth_date = 5 June 1958
| birth_place = [[Hartlepool]], England
| birth_place = [[Hartlepool]], [[England]]
| death_date = 27 July 2008 (aged 50)
| death_date = 27 July 2008
| death_place = [[Hampstead]], England
| death_place = [[Hampstead]], England
| occupation = Drummer
| occupation = Musician
| genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
| instrument = [[Drum kit|Drums]]
| years_active = 1975–2008
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| past_member_of = [[White Spirit (band)|White Spirit]], [[Tank (band)|Tank]]
| genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
| years_active = 1975–2008
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| associated_acts = [[White Spirit (band)|White Spirit]]<br>[[Tank (band)|Tank]]
}}
}}


'''Graeme Crallan''' (5 June 1958 – 27 July 2008)<ref name="Dead">[http://thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2008b.html Thedeadrockstarsclub.com] - accessed February 2011</ref> was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] drummer from [[Hartlepool]], [[England]]. Also known as Crash Crallan,<ref name="Dead"/> he formed [[White Spirit (band)|White Spirit]] along with [[Janick Gers]] in 1975. They released their debut [[album]] in 1980. The album flopped and they split up in 1981. Crallan then joined up with [[Tank (band)|Tank]] in 1984,<ref name="Dead"/> and played on their ''[[Honour & Blood]]'' album. He quit the following year.
'''Graeme Crallan''' (5 June 1958 – 27 July 2008)<ref name="Dead">[http://thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2008b.html Thedeadrockstarsclub.com] - accessed February 2011</ref> was a British [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] drummer. Also known as '''Crash Crallan''',<ref name="Dead"/> he formed [[White Spirit (band)|White Spirit]] along with [[Janick Gers]] in 1975. They released their debut album in 1980. The album flopped and they split up in 1981. Crallan then joined up with [[Tank (band)|Tank]] in 1984,<ref name="Dead"/> and played on their ''[[Honour & Blood]]'' album. He quit the following year.


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He relocated to London and played in a few other bands. On 27 July 2008, Crallan died at the [[Royal Free Hospital]] in [[Hampstead]] after sustaining head injuries after a fall in the streets of London.<ref>{{cite web |author=Published on Thursday 3|url=http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/Rock-drummer-dies-after-fall.4343943.jp |title=Rock drummer dies after fall - Local |publisher=Hartlepool Mail |date=31 July 2008 |accessdate=10 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080805134231/http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/Rock-drummer-dies-after-fall.4343943.jp |archive-date=5 August 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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Crallan attended the wedding of fellow White Spirit member Malcolm Pearson (keyboard) after the split of the band, undertaking the role of Pearson's best-man.


==Personal life==
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He relocated to [[London]] and played in a few other bands. In July 2008, Crallan died at the [[Royal Free Hospital]] in [[Hampstead]] after sustaining head injuries after a fall in the streets of London.<ref>{{cite web |author=Published on Thursday 31 July 2008 11:10 |url=http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/Rock-drummer-dies-after-fall.4343943.jp |title=Rock drummer dies after fall - Local |publisher=Hartlepool Mail |date=2008-07-31 |accessdate=2011-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080805134231/http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/Rock-drummer-dies-after-fall.4343943.jp |archive-date=5 August 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://announce.jpress.co.uk/871354|title=Obituary - Graeme Callan|publisher=jpress.co.uk|date=2008-07-30|accessdate=2013-12-04}}</ref>
Graeme attended Technical High School and High Tunstall School in Hartlepool before moving to London in the early 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 August 2008 |title=Rock drummer dies after fall - Hartlepool Mail |url=http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/Rock-drummer-dies-after-fall.4343943.jp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080805134231/http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/Rock-drummer-dies-after-fall.4343943.jp |archive-date=5 August 2008 |access-date=15 August 2022 }}</ref>

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Crallan attended the wedding of fellow White Spirit member Malcolm Pearson (keyboard) after the split of the band, undertaking the role of Pearson's best-man.


==Discography==
==Discography==


===White Spirit===
===White Spirit===
;Studio albums
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* "Backs to the Grind" - 1980 (single)
* "White Spirit" - 1980
* ''White Spirit'' – 1980
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* ''Midnight Chaser'' - 1981 (single)
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* "High Upon High" - 1981 (single)


;Singles
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===Tank===
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* "Backs to the Grind" – 1980
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* ''[[Honour & Blood]]'' - 1984
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* "Midnight Chaser" – 1981
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* ''Live and Rare'' - 2007
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* "High Upon High" – 1981

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=== Tank ===
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* ''[[Honour & Blood]]'' – 1984
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* ''Live and Rare'' – 2007


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080531030028/http://nwobhm.info/nwobhm/index.php?option=com_content NWOBHM.info - White Spirit page]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080531030028/http://nwobhm.info/nwobhm/index.php?option=com_content NWOBHM.info - White Spirit page]
*[http://www.tankfilthhounds.net The Official TANK website]
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060923122101/http://www.tankfilthhounds.net/ The Official TANK website]}}


{{Tank (band)}}
{{Tank (band)}}



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Graeme Crallan
Also known asCrash Crallan
Born5 June 1958
Hartlepool, England
Died27 July 2008 (aged 50)
Hampstead, England
GenresHeavy metal
OccupationDrummer
Years active1975–2008
Formerly ofWhite Spirit, Tank

Graeme Crallan (5 June 1958 – 27 July 2008)[1] was a British heavy metal drummer. Also known as Crash Crallan,[1] he formed White Spirit along with Janick Gers in 1975. They released their debut album in 1980. The album flopped and they split up in 1981. Crallan then joined up with Tank in 1984,[1] and played on their Honour & Blood album. He quit the following year.

He relocated to London and played in a few other bands. On 27 July 2008, Crallan died at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead after sustaining head injuries after a fall in the streets of London.[2]

Personal life

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Graeme attended Technical High School and High Tunstall School in Hartlepool before moving to London in the early 1980s.[3]

Crallan attended the wedding of fellow White Spirit member Malcolm Pearson (keyboard) after the split of the band, undertaking the role of Pearson's best-man.

Discography

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White Spirit

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Studio albums
  • White Spirit – 1980
Singles
  • "Backs to the Grind" – 1980
  • "Midnight Chaser" – 1981
  • "High Upon High" – 1981

Tank

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Thedeadrockstarsclub.com - accessed February 2011
  2. ^ Published on Thursday 3 (31 July 2008). "Rock drummer dies after fall - Local". Hartlepool Mail. Archived from the original on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Rock drummer dies after fall - Hartlepool Mail". 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
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