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Ian Hunter
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 57
Top works
- Strange Fortune
- Shoe Creeper
- In Your Heart
- Reflections
- Montague Mole and the Spectacle Maker
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Film & TV
Oswestry, Shropshire, England, UK
Ian Hunter Patterson (born 3 June 1939) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Mott the Hoople, from its inception in 1969 to its dissolution in 1974, and at the time of its 2009, 2013, and 2019 reunions. Hunter was a musician and songwriter before joining Mott the Hoople, and continued in this vein after he left the band. He embarked…
Known for
- Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story — Self2017
- Classic Albums: Queen - The Making of A Night at the Opera — Self2006
- Rockthology 2 — Self (archive footage)2004
- Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary — Self2002
- Classic Albums — Self1997
- The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert — Self1992
- Hard 'N Heavy Volume 11 — Self1990
- The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect1986
- Fridays — Self - Musical Guest1980
- Rockpalast — Self (guitar vocal)1974
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- 810,240
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Ian Hunter (born Ian Hunter Patterson on June 3, 1939 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England) was the lead singer of the band Mott the Hoople from 1969 until the band broke up in 1974. He has since worked as a solo artist. Hunter began his musical career on the bass guitar. An early foray into music was as an entrant in a talent competition at one of Butlin's holiday camps, performing "Blue Moon" as part of a skiffle group with Colen York and Colin Broome. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ian+Hunte
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ian
- Family name
- Hunter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Oswestry
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Official website
- www.ianhunter.com
- Image
- Ian Hunter 2 - Mott The Hoople - 1973.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ian Hunter (singer)
- date of birth
- 1939-06-03
- birth name
- Ian Hunter Patterson
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
- social media followers
- 6647
- member of
- Mott the Hoople
- has works in the collection
- Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
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