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Mud CD cover art

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Band members

• Lead guitarist Rob Davis born Robert Davis, 1 October 1947, in Carshalton.
• Lead vocalist Les Gray, born Thomas Leslie Gray, 9 April 1946, in Carshalton, Surrey. He died of a heart attack on 21 February 2004 in Largos, Spain.
• Drummer Dave Mount, born David George Mount, 3 March 1947, in Carshalton. He died on 2 December 2006, at St Helier's Hospital, Carshalton^[1].
• Bass guitarist Ray Stiles, born Raymond John Stiles, 20 November 1946, in Guildford, Surrey.

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History

Mud first appeared on the Basil Brush show on BBC TV, and toured as support for Jack Jones. After years of unsuccessful singles, they were signed to Mickie Most's RAK label, and immediately had a Top 20 success with "Crazy". Basil Brush in the 1970s Basil Brush is a reddish-brown fox glove puppet character who has appeared in British childrens (and later adult) television programmes from the 1960s to the present day. ... This article is an overview article about the Crown chartered British Broadcasting Corporation formed in 1927. ... Jack Jones, singer Jack Jones (born John Allan Jones in January 14, 1938) is an American jazz and pop singer. ... Mickie Most, born Michael Peter Hayes (20 June1938–30 May2003), was a successful English record producer, notably with a string of Number One hit singles with his own RAK Recordsand acts such as The Animals, Hermans Hermits, Donovan, and Suzi Quatro. ... Menara International Airport (IATA Airport Code: RAK) in Marrakech, Morocco, is a small international facility that receives some European flights as well as flights from Casablanca and some of the Arabian nations. ...

At the peak of their career they also enjoyed British Number One singles with "Tiger Feet"; and "Lonely This Christmas" (1974), an affectionate Elvis Presley spoof; plus "Oh Boy" (1975), a virtual a cappella cover of the Buddy Holly hit. Like contemporaries Sweet, their most successful period came when their records were written and produced by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, and in 1975 they had no fewer than seven singles on the UK Top 40. "Oh Boy" was the only #1 single produced by Chinn and Chapman that they did not also write. In popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list—a chart—of top selling or otherwise judged most popular releases. ... Tiger Feet was a popular song by Mud. ... Lonely This Christmas was a popular single by Mud. ... “Elvis” redirects here. ... Oh Boy! - Buddy Holly and the Crickets. ... A cappella music is vocal music or singing without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. ... In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959),[1] better known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and a pioneer of rock and roll. ... In popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list—a chart—of top selling or otherwise judged most popular releases. ... Sweet (referred to as The Sweet on albums before 1974 and singles before 1975) were a popular 1970s British band. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Nicky Chinn (born May 16, 1945) was the songwriting (and production) partner of Michael Chapman. ... The Brothers Chaps are Mike Chapman and Matt Chapman (b. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ...

"Lonely This Christmas" has become something of an annual fixture on British radio and television, (along with Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody", John Lennon's "Happy Xmas". Mud also released another single under a different name - after "The Cat Crept In" they released a track from their album Mud Rock, a cover of "In the Mood". This was released under the name of Dum (Mud spelt backwards), but failed to chart. Their their last single was "Rico" released in 1980. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Merry Xmas Everybody is a single by the English glam-rock band Slade. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... John Lennon UK Singles chronology Happy Xmas (War Is Over) is a song by English singer-songwriter John Lennon with his wife Yoko Ono. ... This article is about the big band-era song popularized by Glenn Miller. ...

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Gray later toured as Les Gray's Mud with John Berry (bass), Syd Twynham (guitar) and Phil Wilson (drums). Twyham and Wilson still tour the 70s circuit with Chris Savage (keyboards) and Marc Michalski (bass) as 'Mud II'.

Ray Stiles joined the Hollies; whilst Davis went on to co-write several highly successful dance hits for artists such as Kylie Minogue and Spiller featuring Sophie Ellis Bextor. Drummer Dave Mount went into the insurance business. The Hollies The Hollies are a British rock and roll band formed in the early 1960s. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... Kylie Ann Minogue (IPA: [1]) (born May 28, 1968) is a Grammy Award-winning Australian pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress. ... Sophie Ellis Bextor (b. ... Insurance, in law and economics, is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent loss. ...

Les Gray died on February 21 2004 in Portugal, of a heart attack, as a result of throat cancer. Acute myocardial infarction (AMI or MI), more commonly known as a heart attack, is a disease state that occurs when the blood supply to a part of the heart is interrupted. ... Esophageal cancer is malignancy of the esophagus. ...

Dave Mount appeared on an episode of Never Mind The Buzzcocks on BBC Two in November 2005, and featured in the "spot the pop star of the past" identity parade segment. Mount took his own life on Saturday 2 December 2006. His obituary appeared in The Independent newspaper http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2083882.ece Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme, presented by Simon Amstell and produced by talkbackTHAMES for the BBC. It is usually aired on BBC Two. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Discography

Singles

• "Flower Power" (1967) Did not chart
• "Up the Airy Mountain" (1968) Did not chart
• "Shangri-La" (1969) Did not chart
• "Jumping Jehosaphat" (1970) Did not chart
• "Crazy" (1973); UK number twelve
• "Hypnosis" (1973); UK number sixteen
• "Dyna-mite" (1973); UK number four
• "Tiger Feet" (1974); UK number one
• "The Cat Crept In" (1974); UK number two
• "Rocket" (1974) UK number six
• "Lonely This Christmas" (1974); UK number one
• "The Secrets That You Keep" (1975); UK number three
• "Oh Boy" (1975); UK number one
• "Moonshine Sally" (1975); UK number ten
• "One Night" (1975); UK number thirty-two
• "L'L'Lucy" (1975); UK number ten
• "Show Me You're a Woman" (1975); UK number eight
• "Nite on the Tiles" (1976) Did not chart
• "Beating Round the Bush" (1976) Did not chart
• "Shake It Down" (1976); UK number twelve
• "Lean on Me" (1976); UK number seven
• "Slow Talking Boy" (1977) Did not chart
• "Just Try a Little Tenderness" (1977) Did not chart
• "Cut Across Shorty" (1978) Did not chart
• "Drift Away" (1978) Did Not Chart
• "Why Do Fools Fall in Love"/"Book of Love" (1979) Did not chart
• "Drop Everything and Run" (1979) Did not chart

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Albums

• Mud Rock (1974); UK number eight
• Mud Rock Volume 2 (1975); UK number six
• Mud's Greatest Hits (1975); UK number twenty-five
• Use Your Imagination! (1975); UK number thirty-three
• It's Better Than Working (1976) Did not chart
• Mudpack (1976) Did not chart
• Rock On (1977) Did not chart
• As You Like It (1979) Did not chart

References

• Guinness Book of British Hit Singles - 16th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-190-X
• The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits - ISBN 0-85112-250-7
• The Guinness Book Of British Hit Albums (7th Edition) - ISBN 0-85112-619-7
• The Book Of Golden Records (Second Edition) - ISBN 0-214-20512-6

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External links

• Mud biography at the AMG website
• David Proffitt's MUD tribute pages
• MudReborn.Com
• Mud 4 Ever
• The New Mud Web
• BBC Top of the Pops MUD section
• Mud's full discography, all singles
• Mud's discography, chart positions
• MUD CD reissues available