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Luther James Grosvenor (born 23 December 1946) is an English rock musician, who played guitar in Spooky Tooth, briefly in Stealers Wheel and, under the pseudonym Ariel Bender, in Mott the Hoople and Widowmaker.
Luther Grosvenor (* 23. Dezember 1946 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England) ist ein britischer Rockmusiker, der bei Spooky Tooth, für kurze Zeit bei Stealers Wheel und, unter dem Pseudonym Ariel Bender, bei Mott the Hoople spielte. Luther wuchs in Evesham in Worcestershire im Westen Englands auf, wo er in unbekannteren Bands mitspielte.
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Pre-Mott
The Doc Thomas Group were formed in 1966 with Mick Ralphs on guitar, Stan Tippins on vocals, and Pete Overend Watts on bass. Ralphs and Tippins had been in a local Hereford band, the Buddies, and Watts had been in a local Ross-on-Wye band the Soulents with Dale "Buffin" Griffin on drums. The Doc Thomas Group had a concert residency at a nightclub in a resort town in Italy. The group were offered a recording contract with the Italian label Dischi Interrecord, and released an eponymous album in...
Early years
The group came to the attention of Guy Stevens at Island Records, who liked the group but not with Tippins as lead singer. Advertisements were placed ("Singer wanted, must be image-minded and hungry"), and Ian Hunter was selected as lead singer and piano player. Tippins assumed the role of road manager.While in prison for a drug offence, Stevens read the Willard Manus novel Mott the Hoople, about an eccentric who works in a circus freak show, and decided to use it as a band name. Silence relu...
Glam years
David Bowie had long been a fan of the band. After learning from Watts that they were about to split, he persuaded them to stay together and offered them "Suffragette City" which later appeared on his Ziggy Stardust album. They turned it down. Bowie also penned "All the Young Dudes" for them and it became their biggest hit. Released as a single in July 1972, it was a success in the UK, with the band using Tippins – who by this time was their tour manager – to sing backing vocals during concer...
Classic lineup
1. Ian Hunter – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, bass (1969–1974, 2009, 2013, 2018, 2019) 2. Mick Ralphs – guitar, vocals, organ, synthesizers (1969–1973, 2009, 2013) 3. Verden Allen – organ, vocals (1969–1972, 2009, 2013) 4. Pete Overend Watts – bass, vocals, guitar (1969–1979, 2009, 2013; died 2017) 5. Dale "Buffin" Griffin – drums, backing vocals, percussion (1969–1979, guest in 2009; died 2016)
Later members
1. Morgan Fisher – keyboards, backing vocals, bass (1973–1979, 2018, 2019) 2. Ariel Bender – guitar, backing vocals (1973–1974, 2018, 2019) 3. Mick Ronson – guitar, backing vocals (1974; died 1993) 4. Ray Majors – guitar, backing vocals (1974–1979; died 2022) 5. Nigel Benjamin – vocals, guitar (1974–1976; died 2019) 6. Steve Hyams – vocals, guitar (1976; died 2013) 7. John Fiddler – vocals, guitar, harmonica (1977–1979) Touring musicians 1. Mick Bolton – organ (1973; died 2021) 2. Blue Weaver...
Albums
1. Mott the Hoople (1969) – UK No. 66 / USNo. 185 2. Mad Shadows(1970) – UK No. 48 3. Wildlife(1971) – UK No. 44 / US No. 207 (bubbled under) 4. Brain Capers(1971) – US No. 208 (bubbled under) 5. All the Young Dudes(1972) – UK No. 21 / US No. 89 6. Mott(1973) – UK No. 7 / US No. 35 / Can. No. 43 7. The Hoople(1974) – UK No. 11 / US No. 28 / Can. No. 28
Mott albums
1. Drive On(September 1975) – UK No. 35 / US No. 160 (Sony/Rewind 487237 2) 2. Shouting and Pointing(June 1976) – UK No. 45 (Sony/Rewind 489492 2)
Compilations and live albums
1. Rock and Roll Queen(1972) 2. Live (1974)/ Can. No. 51 3. Greatest Hits(1976) 4. Two Miles from Heaven(1980) 5. London to Memphis(1991) 6. Ballad of Mott the Hoople – A Retrospective(1993) 7. Backsliding Fearlessly: The Early Years(1994) 8. Original Mixed Up Kids – The BBC Recordings(1996) 9. All The Way From Stockholm To Philadelphia - Live 71/72(1998) 10. All the Young Dudes: The Anthology(1998 3-CD box set) 11. Rock 'n' Roll Circus Live 1972(2000) 12. A Tale of Two Cities(2000) 13. Two M...
Mott the Hoople discography at DiscogsMott the Hoople at IMDbHarris, John. Mott the Hoople: The dudes abide, The Guardian, 3 September 2009.8. Feb. 2014 · 25K views 10 years ago. Ariel Bender, aka Luther Grosvenor joins Mott The Hoople. Extract from the documentary "The Ballad of Mott the Hoople" ...more. Ariel Bender, aka Luther Grosvenor...
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Neuer Gitarrist wurde Ariel Bender, der eigentlich Luther Grosvenor hieß und vorher bei Spooky Tooth gespielt hatte. Das Pseudonym ist eine Anspielung auf Mick Ralphs aus einem Stück von Lynsey de Paul . Für Verden Allen kam zunächst Mick Bolton, der kurze Zeit darauf durch Blue Weaver (Ex- The-Strawbs, danach Bee Gees ), ersetzt wurde.
Luther Grosvenor (also known as ‘Ariel Bender’) was one of the most inventive guitarists of his generation. A flashy young axe-slinger, he emerged at the tail end of the 1960s and turned...
12.6K subscribers. 104. 2.6K views 10 months ago The Now Spinning Magazine Podcast - Artist & Band Interviews. Luther Grosvenor ( AKA Ariel Bender) talks about Art, Spooky Tooth, Mott The...
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