Rock 'n' Roll Sweepstakes: Rock'n'Roll Sweepstakes: The Authorised Biography of Ian Hunter Volume 1

by Campbell Devine

Overview

Rock 'n' Roll Sweepstakes is a frank and comprehensive biography of a remarkable man, an amazing life and an incredible musical legacy. It covers Ian Hunter's youth and formative rock 'n' roll years in the Sixties, Mott the Hoople's formation, David Bowie's intervention as 'a fan' of the band and Mott's rise to international stardom. Sitting alongside Ian Hunter's Diary of a Rock 'n' Roll Star, this Authorised Biography shines a light on the highs and lows of stardom and the music business lifestyle. It also tells how Ian, at Mott's peak, found a friction with fame and jettisoned what he had achieved with the band to pursue a sparkling forty-year solo career. Biographer Campbell Devine has collaborated with Ian Hunter, all of Mott the Hoople and their personnel, and dozens of other significant groups, performers and celebrity fans including Gene Simmons (Kiss), Joe Elliott (Def Leppard), Brian May (Queen), Andy Mackay (Roxy Music) and Robin Zander (Cheap Trick). Containing candid first-hand revealing accounts, unseen images and in-depth observations and musical commentaries, this is the ultimate biography of one of rock's greatest writers, performers and influencers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781787601543
Publisher:	Omnibus Press
Publication date:	02/06/2020
Pages:	528
Sales rank:	757,862
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.80(d)

About the Author

Campbell Devine has assembled and authored box sets, CDs and features for several labels and music publications including Sony Music and Classic Rock. He was the originator and compiler of All the Young Dudes (The Anthology), Once Bitten Twice Shy, Just Like This, Original Mixed Up Kids (The BBC Recordings) and The Journey. Assembling many of the best Mott the Hoople, Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson collections, recovering rare and lost artwork, and providing unheard historical background to re-issues, Ian's recent monolithic, 30-disc, Stranded in Reality box-set, instigated and curated by Campbell, garnered wide Five-Star acclaim.

Table of Contents

Preface 8

Foreword - Brian May (Queen) 12

Acknowledgements 15

1 The Loner 18

2 Blood Flowed from My Fingers 48

3 Two Miles from Heaven 74

4 The Twilight of Pain Through Doubt 98

5 Sticky Fingers 142

6 Original Mixed-Up Kids 175

7 Bizarre Damage 201

8 Dandy at the Circus 232

9 Boogaloo Dudes 257

10 Hot Mott 306

11 Fragments of Madness 359

12 Green Lights on Broadway 403

13 Play Don't Worry 439

14 Marionette 452

Afterword - David Fricke (Rolling Stone) 500

Mott the Hoople Discography 502