Mott The Hoople

Musician also played with Dexys Midnight Runners and tutored Linda McCartney on piano.

The reunited band was scheduled to play two weeks of shows in October and November.

Ian Hunter is bringing the band back to America after a successful spring run.

A string of American theater dates will include three members of the band's core lineup from 45 years ago.

New box set collects band's early years, before David Bowie helped make them stars.

They were described as a band "at whose concerts the audience habitually participate and one which often causes a 'riot.'"

Scoring a big hit is a life-changing event for any artist, but for Mott the Hoople, their career-defining cover of David Bowie's 'All the Young Dudes' came at a particularly crucial moment.

Sixth album came a year after David Bowie helped them become glam-rock superstars.

Guitarist and singer Steve Hyams, who briefly worked with British rockers Mott the Hoople, has passed away at the age of 62 after battling heart problems for years.

Mott the Hoople released their biggest album in 1972, the David Bowie produced All The Young Dudes.  Of course, due to the title track they became stars here in the States.  You may remember another track from the album that was popular, Mott's cover of Sweet Jane, an old Velvet Underground fave that has Lou Reed written all over it - even Mott's version...

Ian Hunter's old band Mott The Hoople did so well with Bowie's "All The Young Dudes" that you tend to forget about some of their other hits.  You may recall "Roll Away The Stone" right at the end of their career in 1973.  Silly British stuff, but fun...