The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock [NEW 1978 Edition] - Mott the Hoople. The original group’s roots go back to Herefordshire, England, where #overendwatts and #dalegriffin went to school together and ended up in a group called Silence along with local musicians #verdenallen (kybds) and #mickralphs (gtr), the last-named being their original leader. In London they added vocalist #ianhunter at suggestion of producer Guy Stevens and became #mottthehoople , taking the name from an obscure novel by Willard Manus. #mickronson had joined, and after he and Ian Hunter left, they became Mott. 1) “The Hoople”. CBS Records. Released in 1974, this album was the first to feature Luther Grosvenor (ex-Spooky Tooth) and Morgan Fisher. #rockandroll #theseventies https://www.instagram.com/p/CLhrGXkrhUy/?igshid=5oqoarcocha3
