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Dennis William Stratton (born 9 October 1952^[1] in Canning Town, East London, England) is a guitar player who is best known as a former member of the British band Iron Maiden^[2] from December 1979 to October 1980.

Biography

Born in Canning Town, London, Dennis Stratton showed early promise as a footballer and was briefly on the books at West Ham United until age 16, when he took up guitar.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} A keen fan of the London East End music scene, he joined his first band Harvest (later known as Wedgewood) in 1973. Two years later, Stratton formed the band Remus Down Boulevard, which toured in support of Rory Gallagher and Status Quo, and recorded a live album with music producer Jonathan King.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

In December 1979, Steve Harris invited Stratton to join Iron Maiden after witnessing a Remus Down Boulevard performance. The band was also in need of a new drummer, and recruited Clive Burr on Stratton's recommendation.^[3] Stratton played on the group's first studio album, Iron Maiden, which was released in April 1980, and on the non-album single "Women in Uniform". Stratton also appeared in the home video recording "Live at the Ruskin" (recorded in 1980 and released in 2004 as part of The Early Days DVD set), and in the band's first British television appearance, when they performed "Running Free" on Top of the Pops. Stratton was with the band during their first European tour, supporting Kiss.

Dennis Stratton left Iron Maiden in October 1980, and has stated that he left due to conflicts with Steve Harris and band manager Rod Smallwood.^[4] Officially, the band stated "musical differences" as the reason for Stratton's departure.^[5] He was replaced by Adrian Smith. After his departure from Iron Maiden, Stratton played with bands such as Lionheart and Praying Mantis, with which he recorded nine studio albums from 1990 to 2003. He officially left Praying Mantis in 2006. In 1995 he formed a project called The Original Iron Men with another former Iron Maiden member, singer Paul Di'Anno. The duo released three albums. More recently, Stratton still performs locally in the East London area, sometimes with a reformed version of Remus Down Boulevard, and occasionally tours Europe with various cover bands that play classic Iron Maiden songs.^[6]{{better source|date=July 2018}}

Stratton is endorsed by Caparison Guitars, from his tenure with Praying Mantis.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

Discography

Remus Down Boulevard

Iron Maiden

Lionheart

Praying Mantis

Paul Di'Anno & Dennis Stratton

Collaborations

References

1. ^{{cite book|author=Mick Wall|title=Iron Maiden: run to the hills: the official biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?ei=tnR0UIWEN6fV0gGOtoCQBg&id=drufAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22Dennis+Stratton%22+%22iron+maiden%22+1952&q=%229+october+1952%22#search_anchor|year=1998|location=London|publisher=Sanctuary Publishing|page=127|isbn=978-1-86074-666-6}}
2. ^{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4560/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Iron Maiden|last=Weber|first=Barry|publisher=AMG|accessdate=7 May 2010}}
3. ^{{cite book |last1=Wall |first1=Mick |title=Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography |date=2004 |publisher=Sanctuary Publishing |isbn=1-86074-542-3 |pages=121–123}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.praying-mantis.com/mantis/dennis99.shtml|title=Dennis Stratton Interview - Oct 1999|publisher=Praying-mantis.com|accessdate=30 September 2011}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.guitarworld.com/iron-maiden-maiden-voyage?page=0%252C2,1|title=Iron Maiden: Maiden Voyage|publisher=Guitar World|date=7 March 2011 |accessdate=2 June 2011}}
6. ^[https://www.facebook.com/#!/dennis.stratton.5] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801063513/https://www.facebook.com/#!/dennis.stratton.5 |date=1 August 2012 }}