Among the classic older songs featured on the 18-track album are Mott the Hoople's “All the Way from Memphis,” Edgar Winter's “Frankenstein” and Foghat's “I Just Want to Make Love to You.” It also includes new renditions of two songs originally
42 years ago today (1/18/74), former members from Free, (Paul Rodgers & Simon Kirke), Mott The Hoople (Mick Ralphs), and King Crimson, (Boz Burrell), formed Bad Company. The band went on to score a US No.1 album with their debut release and scored
Also Monday, it was learned that Dale Griffin, drummer for the 1970s British rock group Mott the Hoople, died peacefully in his sleep on Sunday. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease a decade ago. Ironically, the band's biggest hit song — 1972's
I Mott The Hoople si formarono nel 1969 e restarono attivi fino al 1976: Dale Griffin, nella foto qui sopra il primo da sinistra, era soprannominato Buffin. Le basi del gruppo cominciarono a scricchiolare nel 1972, quando per tenerli insieme intervenne
Mott the Hoople released eight albums before breaking up in the mid-'70s after vocalist Ian Hunter canceled its European tour, citing physical exhaustion. Griffin would go on to become a producer of BBC live music sessions. The band reunited in 2009