Ian Hunter - biography
Ian Hunter's musical pedigree should require no explanation, but, for the uninitiated, the primer is as follows.Born in Oswestry, Shropshire and fuelled musically by the likes of Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis, Ian Hunter Patterson played in various bands throughout the sixties, including The New Yardbirds and, as a bass player, backed Billy Fury,Freddie Fingers Lee, The Young Idea and David McWilliams.The latter included Generation X, Ellen Foley, Hanoi Rocks and Urgent.Dylan, Springsteen and Elton John have issued their share of patchy albums over the years whilst the quality of Hunter's recorded repertoire has never wavered from the very highest caliber and consistency.This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same human name.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.David Bowie's sideman and arranger from the Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars period.Early years
2 Mott the Hoople years
3 After Mott
4 Mott the Hoople albums
5 Solo discography (selected)
6 Notes
7 References
8 External links
8.Early years
Ian Hunter Patterson's initial entry into the music business came after a chance encounter with Colin York and Colin Broom at Butlin's Holiday Camp, where the trio won a talent competition performing "Blue Moon" on acoustic guitars.Rolls Royce to British Timpken in Northampton, and joined The Apex Group on rhythm guitar.Ian recalls jumping around like a lunatic on stage: "Music affected me so much.Hunter left The Apex Group in 1958, just before they recorded their first single "Yorkshire Relish, Caravan" for John Lever Records.So in 1963, while still a group member, Ian formed his own band in direct competition to them: Hurricane Henry and the Shriekers, with Tony Marriott on drums and Julian Coulter on guitar.They worked steadily in Northampton and eventually attracted the attention of pianist and frontman Freddie 'Fingers' Lee.Eventually, Frank Short learned of Hunter's duplicity and he was kicked out of The Apex Group.EP included their own "Tall Girl", and covers of Chuck Berry's "Reeling and A'Rocking", "Down the Road A'piece", also recorded by Berry and later The Rolling Stones, and "Sugar Shack" by Jimmy Gilmer and The Fireballs.At Freddie Lee's suggestion, The Shriekers began taking jobs in Germany, playing the same clubs where the Beatles had cut their teeth a few years earlier.Mick, this is my friend, Ian Patterson.By 1967 Smith and Dufort had left The Scenery while John Vernon Smith joined on drums.The Scenery recorded some material with Bill Farley at Regent Sound, but without knowing about a release, two Scenery tracks were licensed overseas.Scenery drummer John Vernon Smith appears on the picture sleeve, but Johnny Banks from The Merseybeats played on the record.Both are marked BIEM, which administered royalties in both countries prior to the formation of SACEM in France (1972) and SABAM in Belgium.The group got a regular booking at The Angel in Edmonton, and drew interest from both Chrysalis Records and NEMS but the group was never signed by either.Mayfield was replaced by the ever travelling Miller Anderson, and the group released a single on CBS called "I Can't Drive."Yardbirds group before discarding it in favor of "Led Zeppelin".Mott the Hoople years
By 1969 Hunter had two children, but he was still hoping for a return to making music full time.Eventually Ralphs, Allen, vocalist Stan Tippins, bassist Overend Watts, and drummer Dale Griffin united to become Silence, who auditioned for British impresario Guy Stevens.Silence soon renamed themselves after a novel by Willard Manus, published in 1966: Mott the Hoople.However, they could not sustain their commercial appeal, and their early American tours on the east and west coasts were slow in building a following.As Hunter recalled in a 2004 DVD interview, "He offered 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."UK Singles Chart and Mott had new life.Roll," "Honaloochie Boogie," "All The Way From Memphis," "Saturday Gigs," and especially "All The Young Dudes."Luther Grosvenor took over as lead guitarist.However, Hunter left the band in December 1974.After Mott
In March 1975 Hunter joined forces with Mick Ronson, formerly the leading member of David Bowie's backing band The Spiders from Mars and a member of Mott the Hoople for a brief time.Hunter's first single from his eponymous solo album was the UK Top 40 hit "Once Bitten Twice Shy".It was released in 1979 with Ronson and several members from Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band.In 1983, Mick traveled to Canada to produce a third album, Hammer On A Drum, for the Payolas.Hunter provided backing vocals on one of the tracks and Ronson contributed keyboards and vocals.Greg Lake, Howard Jones, Roger Hodgson, and Mark Rivera.Devine, Campbell, Mott the Hoople and Ian Hunter, All The Young Dudes, Cherry Red Books: 1998, London.Gray, Marcus, Last Gang in Town: The Story and Myth of the Clash, Henry Holt and Company, N.Video, NTSC, Region 1 (U.Audio
Ian Hunter in Concert, National Public Radio (U.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.Not the Ian Hunter you're looking for?The Closed Shop (1962) TV episode ....The Secret of Monte Cristo (USA) Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961) ....Money to Burn (1960) TV episode ....Castle in the Air (1958) TV episode ....Blackmail (1956) TV episode ....The Knight Who Came to Dinner (1956) TV episode ....Tom DysonFortune Is a Woman (1957) ....The Sound of Your Voice (1955) TV episode ....Charlie CarringtonForever and a Day (1943) ....Roger CarltonSmilin' Through (1941) ....John LanyonBilly the Kid (1941) ....Geoffrey CollisAndy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941) ....Barton KendrickGallant Sons (1940) ....Harlan Kiefer 'Natural' DavisBitter Sweet (1940) ....Austin LancingBroadway Serenade (1939) ....Serenade The Little Princess (1939) ....Peter 'Pete' SnowdenAlways Goodbye (1938) ....Phillip MarshallThe Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) ....Keith LockridgeA Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) ....The Murder Party (USA) Lazybones (1935) ....Sir Reginald FordThe Girl from 10th Avenue (1935) ....Death of a Broadcast No Escape (1934) ....Charlie LeeOrders Is Orders (1933) ....Orders Are Orders (UK) The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case (1932) ....The Sign of Four (UK: short title) The Water Gipsies (1932) ....The Water Gypsies Marry Me (1932) ....The Love Storm (USA) Escape (1930) ....The plaintiff's counselHis House in Order (1928) ....Self:Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No.Favorite Ian Hunter movie?Terms and Privacy Policy under which this service is provided to you.Mott
The Hoople and Ian Hunter
Welcome to www.UK acoustic gigs confirmed for February 2008...Ian's
new album, Shrunken
Heads, is out now...Site
Contents
Welcome to my
website, dedicated to all
things Ian Hunter and Mott The Hoople.Archive
My archive of stuff that doesn't fit in well
anywhere else, including an Ian Hunter interview, Mick Ralphs
interview, and a tour programme from MTH's cancelled UK tour with Mick
Ronson.UK releases, including bootlegs.IH camp,
including forthcoming releases and tour
news.Mott, then there is a free discussion forum available.Acknowledgements
I would like to
thank Rory Musil, Kevin
Medcalf and others whose names I've forgotten who helped me out in the
early days (before I bought a scanner) by scanning a few images in for
me.Outsider
and Just a Buzz fanzines
(which I have
plagiarised shamelessly), and without which my knowledge would be
somewhat poorer.Blowing my own
trumpet I know, but I have
put a few words together
about myself, and this site, together with my philosophy behind trying
to make this site accessible to all."Once Bitten, Twice Shy."Based in Philadelphia, WXPN takes listeners on a journey of music discovery through new and heritage rock, blues, roots, and folk artists.WXPN also produces NPR's World Cafe.Thank you for sharing your concerns.Please refer to our Help Center for more information and the form to submit.There are no sites linking to this video.He took his shades off!!!!
