associated_acts death_date death_place years_active birth_place name background birth_date instrument genre image article_title birth_name occupation
tyrannosaurus rex shagrat steve took 's horns 27 october 1980 north kensington , london 1967 -- 1980 eltham , london steve peregrin took solo_singer 28 july 1949 vocals guitar bass guitar drums percussions rock psychedelic pop steve peregrin took.jpg steve peregrin took
 stephen ross porter musician singer-songwriter
steve peregrin took

steve peregrin took -lrb- born stephen ross porter ; 28 july 1949 -- 27 october 1980 -rrb- was an english musician .
he is best known for his membership of the duo tyrannosaurus rex with marc bolan .
after breaking with bolan , he concentrated on his own singer-songwriting activities , variously as a solo artist or as a frontman for several bands .
