Ian Hunter (musician)
Ian Hunter (born on June 3, 1939 as Ian Hunter Patterson in Oswestry , Shropshire , England ) was the lead singer of the band Mott the Hoople from 1969 until its dissolution in 1974 . Since then he has been working as a solo artist.
Early years
Ian Hunter began his musical career as a bass player. He played with Colen York and Colin Broome in a skiffle band called The Apex , before he formed his first band in 1963 called "Hurricane Henry and the Shriekers" .
In 1966 Hunter moved to London , where he joined the band "The Scenery" . But in early 1968 he founded the formation “At Last The 1958 Rock And Roll Show” as part of a short-term rock and roll revival . After the rock and roll hype subsided, Hunter changed his name to "Charlie Woolfe" and released his last single "Dance, Dance, Dance" . After that Hunter played sporadically in many well-known bands of the 1960s, u. a. at the Yardbirds , Billy Fury , Freddie Fingers Lee , The Young Idea or David McWilliams . He also worked as a journalist and full-time songwriter for the record company "Francis, Day & Hunter" (although this Hunter was neither related to nor by marriage to him). He also wrote a. a. Reports for a local newspaper.
The years of Mott the Hoople
In 1969, Ian Hunter, who was now married and had two children, was still hoping to return as a full-time musician. He applied to the band "Silence" and got an engagement. The band was named after the novel by Willard Manus Mott The Hoople . Hunter began wearing sunglasses all the time, which along with his curly mane of hair became a trademark. Thanks to the excellent musicians, Mott the Hoople was considered an excellent live gig, but had no commercial success and announced the breakup after a concert in Switzerland in 1972.
David Bowie , a longtime fan of the band, offered them a newly written song. Hunter said in a 2004 interview that Bowie “wanted to give us 'Suffragette City' and I thought that wasn't good enough. And then David sat on the floor in a music publisher's office and played 'All The Young Dudes…' on an acoustic guitar ”. Thus Mott the Hoople reached number 3 in the UK singles charts; the band stayed.
Mott the Hoople had considerable commercial success with the albums " All the Young Dudes " (1972, produced by Bowie); "Mott" (1973) and "Hoople" (1974). In 1973 guitarist Mick Ralphs left the band to form Bad Company . Hunter started playing guitar before Luther Grosvenor took over.
Grosvenor, also known as Ariel Bender , was later temporarily replaced by Mick Ronson for the recording of a live album . Ian Hunter left the band in December 1974. The remaining members continued with other singers, first for two albums under the name Mott and from 1979 as British Lions .
Solo career with the Ian Hunter Band
In March 1975, Ian Hunter teamed up with Mick Ronson, a former member of David Bowie's backing band The Spiders From Mars , who had also played in Mott the Hoople shortly before the band split up.
Hunter's first solo single “Once Bitten Twice Shy” reached the “Top 40” in the UK . His best-selling album was "You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic," which included the hit "Cleveland Rocks" . The song was later covered by The Presidents of the United States of America and was the theme song for the Drew Cardey Show . In 1979 Mick Ronson and members of Bruce Springsteen 's E Street Band re-recorded "Cleveland Rocks" .
The years 1979 and 1980 marked a high point in the career of the Ian Hunter Band. The live album "Welcome to the Club" , which combined the hits of Mott the Hoople with newer solo songs, received particular praise from critics and fans . Despite a highly acclaimed Rockpalast performance on April 19, 1980, the “Ian Hunter Band feat. Mick Ronson ” in the 1980s can no longer build on the earlier successes.
During his solo career, Hunter worked mainly with Mick Ronson - until his death in 1993 - but he also worked with artists such as B. Queen , Mick Jones ( The Clash ), Clarence Clemons , Barry Manilow (for his single "Ships" in 1979), Jaco Pastorius , Dennis Elliot ( Foreigner ) or David Bowie .
His studio album "Rant" (2001) had good reviews and won the "Songwriter's Award" from Classic Rock magazine in October 2005.
Discography
Albums
- Ian Hunter (1975)
- All-American Alien Boy (1976)
- Overnight Angels (1977)
- You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic (1979)
- Welcome to the Club (1980)
- Short Back'n'Sides (1981)
- All of the Good Ones Are Taken (1983, produced by Jim Steinman , with Eric Troyer and Rory Dodd as backing vocals)
- Yui Orta (1989)
- Dirty Laundry (1995)
- BBC Live in Concert (1995)
- The Artful Dodger (1996)
- Missing in Action (2000)
- Once Bitten Twice Shy (2000)
- Rant (2001)
- Strings Attached (CD and DVD, 2003)
- The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nuthin 'But the Truth (CD and DVD ["Just Another Night"], 2005)
- Shrunken Heads (2007)
- Man Overboard (2009)
- Live at Rockpalast (CD and DVD, 2011)
- When I'm President (2012)
- Live in the UK (2014)
- Fingers Crossed (2016)
literature
- Ian Hunter: Diary Of A Rock'n Roll Star
- Mick Ronson: The Spider With The Platinum Hair, Weird & Gilly, London 2003, 256S. 20 fig.
Web links
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hunter, Ian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Patterson, Ian Hunter (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oswestry , Shropshire , England |