3 June 2024
Happy 85 to Ian Hunter. Born in Oswestry, Shropshire, England on 3 June 1939.
The 1972 classic All The Young Dudes gem written by David Bowie.
The 50-year-anniversary deluxe boxset of the ‘All The Young Dudes‘
album is available now. Order info here.
Great artists from the past
30 April 2023
Highly praised and outstanding guitar hero (although he didn’t think of himself
like that) MICK RONSON was born in 1993 in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England
and passed away on 29 April 1993, 30 years ago due to that deadly beast cancer. He was only 46.
He was a lot more than just the guitarist for Ziggy Stardust and his Spiders Of Mars.
He toured with Bob Dylan, played with Mott The Hoople, worked with Lou Reed, and produced an impressive number of albums. He also made 6 solo albums.
David Bowie: “Mick was the perfect foil for the Ziggy character. He was very much a
salt-of-the-earth type, the blunt northerner with a defiantly masculine personality so
that what you got was the old-fashioned Yin and Yang thing.”
Ian Hunter (Mott The Hoople): “I’m entirely different from Mick. He’s schooled musician.
Mick came up the serious way. He was a cello player, I mean he wanted to be a cello player.”
Three great Ronson live moments.
– With BOWIE –
– SOLO –
– With MOTT THE HOOPLE –
MICK RONSON: Story
(Image on top: cover of his biography book)