
Les Binks, Former Drummer for Judas Priest, Dead at 73
Les Binks, the former Judas Priest drummer who played with the band during the late Seventies, has died at the age of 73
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Subscribe NowLes Binks, the former Judas Priest drummer who played with the band during the late Seventies, has died at the age of 73
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