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. 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. Hunter memorialized how he left his family in a later song, "23a Swan Hill," the address of his teenage home in Shrewsbury above a police station where his father was the Station Sergeant. He notes in concert that "my Dad was real mean" and did not approve of his son's artistic direction, in contrast to his "grand dad", referenced in "Cleveland Rocks", as "he was a rocker and I am, too". So Hunter took off for Butlin's and "never looked back". Bandmates York and Broome came from Northampton, and were in a band called The Apex, which Hunter soon joined to play rhythm guitar. In 1963, while living in Northampton, he formed his own band, Hurricane Henry and the Shriekers. With Tony Marriott and guitarist Julian Coulter, the Shriekers worked steadi
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2 | Who Do You Love | Ian Hunter |
3 | Noises | Shades Of Ian Hunter |
4 | All The Way From Memphis | Shades Of Ian Hunter |
5 | I Get So Excited | Ian Hunter |
6 | Bastard | Shades Of Ian Hunter |
7 | Gun Control | Shades Of Ian Hunter |
8 | It Ain't Easy When You Fall/Shades Off | Ian Hunter |
9 | The Truth, The Whole Truth, Nuthin' But The Truth | Ian Hunter |
10 | Once Bitten, Twice Shy | Shades Of Ian Hunter |
11 | Central Park N' West | Shades Of Ian Hunter |
12 | Just Another Night | Shades Of Ian Hunter |
13 | Old Records Never Die | Shades Of Ian Hunter |
14 | Once Bitten Twice Shy | Ian Hunter |
15 | Lounge Lizard | Ian Hunter |
16 | All The Young Dudes (Live) | Ringo Starr & His New All Starr Band |
17 | Ships | Shades Of Ian Hunter |
18 | All The Young Dudes = :Live | Shades Of Ian Hunter |
19 | Standin' In My Light | Shades Of Ian Hunter |
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