Mud (band)
| Mud | |
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Mud in 1974
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Les Gray's Mud (1980-2004) Mud II (2004-present) |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Glam rock, pop, rock and roll |
| Years active | 1966–1979, 1980–present |
| Labels |
Rak Records RCA Records |
| Members | Syd Twynham Phil Wilson Chris Savage Marc Michalski |
| Past members |
Rob Davis Les Gray Ray Stiles Dave Mount Andy Ball Margo Buchanan Stuart Amesbury Cherie Beck Dale Fry Rob John Nick Richie Tim Fish Mark Hatwood Kevin Fairburn John Berry Wole Rother |
Mud (now Mud II) are an English glam rock band, formed in February 1966. Their earlier success came in a pop and then glam rock style, while later hits were influenced by 1950s rock and roll, and are best remembered for their hit singles "Tiger Feet", which was the UK's best-selling single of 1974, and "Lonely This Christmas" which reached Christmas number 1 in December 1974. After signing to Rak Records and teaming up with songwriters/producers Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, the band had fourteen UK Top 20 hits between 1973 and 1976, including three number ones.
The band was founded by lead guitarist Rob Davis (born Robert Berkeley Davis, 1 October 1947,Carshalton, Surrey), lead vocalist Les Gray (born Thomas Leslie Gray, 9 April 1946, Carshalton, Surrey; died 21 February 2004, Lagos, Portugal), drummer Dave Mount (born David George Mount, 3 March 1947, Carshalton; died 2 December 2006, St Helier's Hospital, Carshalton), and bassist Ray Stiles (born Raymond John Stiles, 20 November 1946,Guildford, Surrey).
The band released their debut single "Flower Power" on CBS in 1967, but were not immediately successful. Three further singles in 1967/68, "Up The Airy Mountain"/"The Latter Days", "Shangri-La"/"House On The Hill" and "Jumping Jehosophat"/"Won't Let It Go", made no impression on the UK Singles Chart.
The band appeared on the Basil Brush Show on BBC TV, and toured as support for Jack Jones. After years of unsuccessful singles, they were signed to Mickie Most's Rak label, and had three Top 20 successes in 1973 with "Crazy" (No. 12), "Hypnosis" (No. 16) and "Dyna-mite" (No. 4).
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