Ian Hunter (born Ian Hunter Patterson on June 3, 1939 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England) was the lead singer of the band Mott the Hoople from 1969 until the band broke up in 1974. He has since worked as a solo artist. June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Map sources for Oswestry at grid reference SJ2929 Oswestry (Welsh: Croesoswallt) is a town in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. ... Shropshire (abbreviated Salop or Shrops) is a traditional, ceremonial and administrative county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001... Mott the Hoople were a 1970s British rock and roll band. ...

Early years

Hunter began his musical career on the bass guitar. An early foray into music was as an entrant in a talent competition at one of Butlin's holiday camps, performing "Blue Moon" as part of a skiffle group with Colen York and Colin Broome. York and Broome came from Northampton, and were in a band called The Apex, which Hunter soon joined. In 1963, while living in Northampton, he formed his own band, Hurricane Henry and the Shriekers. Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case The electric bass guitar (also called an electric bass, or simply a bass) an electrically-amplified string instrument similar in appearance to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer-scale neck and four strings tuned an octave lower in pitch... Skiffle music is a type of folk music with a jazz and blues influence, usually using homemade or improvised instruments such as the washboard, tea-chest bass, kazoo, cigar-box fiddle, or a comb and paper, and so forth. ... Northampton Guildhall, built 1861-4, E.W. Godwin, architect Northampton is a large market town and a local government district in central England upon the River Nene, and the county town of Northamptonshire. ...

In 1966 Hunter moved to London, where he joined The Scenery, but in early 1968 he joined a new group, At Last The 1958 Rock and Roll Show. As the short-lived rock and roll revival began to wane, At Last the 1958 Rock and Roll Show changed its name to Charlie Woolfe and released a final single, "Dance, Dance, Dance". Hunter played sporadically in various other bands throughout the 60s, including The New Yardbirds, and backed Billy Fury, Freddie "Fingers" Lee, The Young Idea and David McWilliams. He also worked as a journalist and staff songwriter for the firm Francis, Day & Hunter (no relation). Other jobs he took during these years included road-digging for a local council and reporting for a local newspaper. Yardbirds album cover The Yardbirds were an early British rock band, noted for spawning the careers of several of rock musics most famous guitarists, including Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page. ... Billy Fury (April 17, 1940 – January 28, 1983) was a British pop singer and songwriter of the 1950s to 1980s. ...

Mott the Hoople years

By 1969 Hunter was married and had two children, but was still hoping for a return to making music full time. That year he auditioned for and joined yet another band, Silence. Silence soon renamed themselves after a novel by Willard Manus, published in 1966: Mott The Hoople. By this time Hunter had taken to wearing the sunglasses that have long since become his trademark (photos of him without his "shades" are rare). Whilst a critical success and despite being renowned for being an excellent live act, Mott the Hoople did not achieve sustained commercial success and after a concert in Switzerland in 1972 they announced their disbandment. This article lacks information on the subject matters importance. ...

David Bowie, a longtime fan of the band, was upset and offered them a song he'd just written. As Ian recalls in a 2004 DVD interview,
"He gave us 'Suffragette City' which I didn't think was good enough... and then he sat down on the floor... Regent Street it was in a publisher's office... and plays 'All The Young Dudes' on an acoustic guitar." It shot to Number 3 and Mott had new life. David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on January 8, 1947) is a British rock singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger, mixer, and actor. ... ...

Mott the Hoople then had considerable commercial success with the albums "All the Young Dudes" (1972, produced by Bowie), "Mott" (1973) and "The Hoople" (1974). When in 1973 original lead guitarist Mick Ralphs left to form Bad Company, Ian began to play also a guitar before Luther Grosvenor took it. However, Hunter left the band in December 1974 and it broke up for good as a result. Hunter has written a memoir, Diary of a Rock'n'Roll Star, detailing a U.S. tour with Mott the Hoople. Mott The Hoople’s first album for the Columbia Records label, All The Young Dudes, released in 1972 was a turning point for the struggling 1970s British band. ... Mick Ralphs is a guitarist who was a founder member of 70s rock band Mott the Hoople. ... Self-titled album cover Bad Company was a British rock band founded in 1973, consisting of band members from Free (Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke), Mott The Hoople (Mick Ralphs) and King Crimson (Boz Burrell). ... Luther Grosvenor (born Luther James Grosvenor, on 23 December 1946) is a British rock musician, who played guitar in Spooky Tooth, briefly in Stealers Wheel and, under the pseudonym Ariel Bender, in Mott The Hoople . ... Diary of a RocknRoll Star is Ian Hunters famous written-as-it-happened account of Mott the Hooples 5 week November-December 1972 U.S. tour. ... Motto: E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Latin: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government • President • Vice President Federal republic George...

After Mott

In March 1975 Ian Hunter formed the short-lived Hunter-Ronson Band with the late Mick Ronson, formerly the leading member of Bowie's backing band. His first single from his eponymous solo album was the UK Top 20 hit "Once Bitten Twice Shy". Hunter's best selling solo album was "You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic" released in 1979 with Ronson and several members from Bruce Springsteen's E-street band. During his solo career since then Hunter frequently worked with Ronson until the latter's death in 1993, but he has also had musical connections with many other artists, including Queen, Mick Jones (The Clash), Clarence Clemons of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, Jaco Pastorius, Dennis Elliot (Foreigner), and David Bowie. His most recent studio album, Rant (2001), received wide critical acclaim and he won Classic Rock Magazine Songwriter's Award in October 2005. Mick Ronson (May 26, 1946 – April 29, 1993), who was born Michael Ronson in Hull, Yorkshire, was a guitarist, arranger and producer. ... Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American rock and folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ... Queen is a British rock band. ... Mick Jones on stage with the Clash Micheal Geoffrey Jones (born June 26, 1955), better known as Mick Jones, is an English guitarist and singer, best known for his work with The Clash. ... Clarence Clemons (born January 11, 1942 in Norfolk, Virginia) is an American musician, best known as the tenor saxophone player in Bruce Springsteens E Street Band. ... Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American rock and folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ... Jaco Pastorius, born John Francis Anthony Pastorius III (December 1, 1951 – September 21, 1987) was a jazz bassist and composer, notable for his virtuoso technique and fretless bass playing style. ... Foreigner is a rock and roll band formed in Rochester, New York, USA in 1976 by Lou Gramm (Louis Grammatico), along with veteran musicians Mick Jones and Ian McDonald (see 1976 in music). ... David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on January 8, 1947) is a British rock singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger, mixer, and actor. ...

Ian Hunter Solo Discography (Selected)

• Ian Hunter (1975)
• All American Alien Boy (1976)
• Overnight Angels (1977)
• You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic (1979)
• Welcome To The Club (1980)
• Short Back 'n' Sides (1981)
• All Of The Good Ones Are Taken (1983) (produced by Jim Steinman, featuring Eric Troyer and Rory Dodd on background vocals)
• YUI ORTA (1989)
• The Artful Dodger (1996)
• Missing In Action (2000)
• Once Bitten Twice Shy (2000)
• Rant (2001)
• Strings Attached (DVD and CD) (2004)
• The Truth, The Whole Truth, Nuthin' But The Truth (DVD and CD) (2005)

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External links

• Ian Hunter website
• Ian Hunter Lyrics