Mott the Hoople rolled out would-be stars in the opening slot for that 1974 tour, from KISS to Queen to Aerosmith to the New York Dolls. “Queen was destined for greatness,” says Hunter.

A blue plaque is to be unveiled in Ross-on-Wye to commemorate two founding members of the band Mott the Hoople. Dale "Buffin" ...

Such was Mott’s momentum, though, that 1974's The Hoople immediately soared to No. 11 on the U.K. charts and performed even better than its predecessor in the U.S.

Mick Ralphs, the guitarist and songwriter who co-founded not one, but two legendary rock bands – Mott the Hoople and later Bad Company – has died at the age of 81, a statement from his ...

Mott The Hoople are best known in America for their 1972 cover of David Bowie’s “All The Young Dudes,” but they were far more successful in their native England where they scored hits with ...

In 1974, Mott The Hoople was at its commercial peak.Less than two years earlier, it had its biggest hit (its only U.S. Top 40) with the David Bowie-penned “All the Young Dudes.” And in 1973 ...

From left, Mott the Hoople: Dale “Buffin” Griffin, Ian Hunter, Pete Overend Watts, Mick Ralphs. YouTube Mott the Hoople were the great British rock band of the 1970s.

Mott the Hoople are best known in the U.S. for their song “All the Young Dudes,” which appeared on their 1972 album of the same name. The track was penned by David Bowie.

Ian Hunter, the lead singer of Mott the Hoople, will be 80 this year, but his voice still sounds like he's in his 30s. The band stopped at the Masonic Cleveland Saturday night as part of its first ...

Mott the Hoople Dinosaur DVDs with a smattering of punk, porn, and R&B Reviewed by Doug Freeman, Fri., Dec. 21, 2012 ...

Mott the Hoople will reunite with a lineup featuring Ian Hunter and two other '70s-era members for a huge U.K. festival in 2018.

If Mott the Hoople had split up as planned in 1972, the group would still have had a small following with fond memories of the band. Mick Jones, who went on to become a founding member of The ...