Luther Grosvenor
Luther Grosvenor (born December 23, 1946 in Evesham , Worcestershire , England ) is a British rock musician who played with Spooky Tooth , for a short time with Stealers Wheel and, under the pseudonym Ariel Bender, with Mott the Hoople .
Luther grew up in Evesham, Worcestershire in the west of England , where he played in lesser-known bands. In the group The Hellians (later renamed Deep Feeling ) he met Jim Capaldi , who became known with Traffic . Poli Palmer also played in Deep Feeling .
After that he joined a band called VIP, in which Keith Emerson was also active for some time . VIP was renamed Art and in 1967 Spooky Tooth .
The years with Spooky Tooth (1967-1970), Stealers Wheel 1972/73 and Mott the Hoople 1973/74 were the most successful of his musical career.
After he left Mott the Hoople, he released some solo albums and founded Widowmaker , which existed until 1977 with singer Steve Ellis (ex- The Love Affair ) and drummer Paul Nicholls (ex- Lindisfarne ) , among others .
In the 1990s, Luther Grosvenor returned to the stage for a Spooky Tooth reunion and then went on to participate in Mott the Hoople gatherings. He also came back to his pseudonym and put together an Ariel Bender band .
Discography
- 1971 - Under Open Skies
- 1996 - Floodgates
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grosvenor, Luther |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bender, Ariel (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English rock musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 23, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Evesham , Worcestershire , England |