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8 unusual facts about Mott the Hoople


All the Way from Memphis

"All the Way from Memphis" is a single released by Mott the Hoople.

Foxy, Foxy

"Foxy, Foxy" is a non-LP single released by Mott the Hoople in 1974.

Honaloochie Boogie

"Honaloochie Boogie" is a single released by Mott the Hoople.

Hoodoo Rhythm Devils

The Hoodoos toured extensively that year playing with Savoy Brown, The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan, Chuck Berry, John Lee Hooker, Graham Central Station, Tower of Power, Mott the Hoople, Bloodrock, and The Tubes.

Max Wall

In 1966 he appeared as Père Ubu in Jarry's Ubu Roi, and in 1972 he toured with Mott the Hoople on their "Rock n' Roll Circus Tour", gaining a new audience.

Roll Away the Stone

"Roll Away the Stone" is a single released by Mott the Hoople.

Saturday Gigs

"Saturday Gigs" is a 7" single released by Mott the Hoople. It was the last studio recording made by the group before Ian Hunter left and the group reformed as simply "Mott.

The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll

"The Golden Age Of Rock 'n' Roll" is a single released by Mott the Hoople, from their 1974 album The Hoople.


Kirklevington Country Club

Terry Reid, Simple Minds, Yes, Mott the Hoople, Buddy Guy, Paul Young, The Alan Bown Set, Goldie & The Gingerbreads, Jimmy James and the Vagabonds, Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band, Spooky Tooth, the Jeff Beck Group (feat. Rod "The Mod" Stewart and Ronnie Wood) Chris Rea, Paul Rodgers, David Coverdale, Dire Straits, Marc Almond / Soft Cell etc. many of whom went on to superstardom.

Mikey Jukebox

Of the song, James remarked, “I consider myself by all means a glam rock-er at heart (T.Rex, David Bowie, Roxy Music, Sweet, Kiss, New York Dolls, Transformer, Mott the Hoople), and the song really lent itself to it in ways. In the end I was trying for an epic “Station to Station” thing production wise".

That Was Only Yesterday – The Last EP

In late 1983 Richard Manners (Blue Mountain Music) asked Richard "Digby" Smith (Rough Diamond, Free, Sammy Hagar, Mott the Hoople) to put together a band and cut some tracks with David.

Thunderthighs

They were, however, in demand and provided backing vocals for Mott the Hoople on the single version of their hit, "Roll Away the Stone" (although De Paul delivered the spoken bridge on the later The Hoople album version).


see also

Verden Allen

He left Mott after their breakthrough 1972 album, All The Young Dudes, because Hunter was reluctant to record most of the songs he had written ("Second Love" on Brain Capers and "Soft Ground" on Dudes are the only songs in the Mott the Hoople canon written entirely by Allen).