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==Death and legacy== Byron died of [[alcoholic beverage|alcohol]]-related complications, including liver disease and seizures, at his home in Berkshire on 28 February 1985.<ref name="amg">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p16224/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=David Byron (Biography)|last=Ankeny|first=Jason|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=21 December 2009}}</ref><ref name="probate">{{cite web |title=England & Wales Government Probate Death Index |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBOR/GOVPROBATE/C/1985-1985/00032832 |website=www.findmypast.co.uk |access-date=22 September 2020}}</ref> On [[BBC Radio]]'s The ''[[Friday Rock Show]]'', [[Tommy Vance]] played "[[July Morning (song)|July Morning]]" in tribute. On the ''[[Equator (Uriah Heep album)|Equator]]'' tour, around the time of Byron's death, Uriah Heep dedicated "[[The Wizard (Uriah Heep song)|The Wizard]]" to him. There were also tributes to him and deceased bassist [[Gary Thain]] on the 1998 album ''[[Sonic Origami]]''. The opening track, "Between Two Worlds", is dedicated to David Byron and Gary Thain, both members of Uriah Heep who died at a young age.
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