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 . December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Rock and roll (also spelled rock n roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... The acoustic archtop guitar, used in Jazz music, features steel strings. ... Spooky Tooth was a British progressive rock band from the late 1960s. ... Stealers Wheel (Correctly spelled without an apostrophe in front of the s) was a British folk/rock band formed in Paisley, Scotland in 1972 by former school friends Joe Egan (born 1944) and Gerry Rafferty (born 1947). ... Luther Grosvenor (born 23 December 1946) is a British rock musician, who played guitar in Spooky Tooth, and briefly in Stealers Wheel and under the pseudonym Ariel Bender in Mott The Hoople . ... Mott the Hoople were a 1970s British rock and roll band. ...

Luther was born and grew up in Evesham, where he played in local bands. He met Jim Capaldi, later known from Traffic, with whom he formed a group called Deep Feeling. Location within the British Isles The Market Place in Evesham, circa 1904 Evesham (or the Sham as it is known to its inhabitants) is a middle-sized, rural market town in Worcestershire, England. ... Jim Capaldi (2 August 1944 – 28 January 2005) was a British musician and songwriter and a founder member of Traffic. ... Traffic on the cover of their eponymous 1968 album. ...

Later he joined a group called VIP, in which Keith Emerson played for some time. VIP was renamed into Art, and by 1967 into Spooky Tooth. Throughout his career with The Nice, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and as a solo artist, Keith Emerson has proven himself perhaps the greatest, most technically accomplished keyboardist in rock history. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...

The years with Spooky Tooth (1967 to 1970), Stealers Wheel 1973 and Mott the Hoople 1973 to 1974 were the most successful years in his musical career. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ...

After leaving Mott the Hoople, Luther published a few solo albums, and formed a group called Widowmaker, that existed till 1977. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

In the 1990s Luther Grosvenor returned in a Spooky Tooth reunion. In 2005, he revived his pseudonym, forming the Ariel Bender Band. The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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