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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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1939-06-03
glam rockhard rockrock
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 95,599
- Total plays
- 810,240
Tags
rockclassic rockglam rockhard rocksinger-songwriter
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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