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Still Watching The Clock by Mud

Biographie de l'artiste pour Mud

Mud Were An English Glam Rock Band Formed In 1968 Best Remembered For Their Single "Tiger Feet" Which Was The UK's Best-Selling Single Of 1974. After Joining RAK And Teaming Up With Writers / Producers Nicky Chinn And Mike Chapman This Good-Time British Band Had A Noteworthy Run Of Hits Including Three Number Ones. 1 Band Members * Lead Guitarist Rob Davis Born Robert Davis 1 October 1947 2 Carshalton Surrey * Lead Vocalist Les Gray Born Thomas Leslie Gray 9 April 1946 2 Carshalton Surrey. He Died Of A Heart Attack On 21 February 2004 Lagos Portugal * Drummer Dave Mount Born David George Mount 3 March 1947 2 Carshalton. He Died On 2 December 2006 At St Helier's Hospital Carshalton 3 * Bass Guitarist Ray Stiles Born Raymond John Stiles 20 November 1946 2 Guildford Surrey History Mud First 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 Immediately Had A Top 20 Success With "Crazy". 1 At The Peak Of Their Career They Also Enjoyed British Number One Singles With "Tiger Feet" And "Lonely This Christmas" 1974 An Affectionate Elvis Presley Pastiche Plus "Oh Boy" 1975 A Virtual A Cappella Cover Of The Buddy Holly Hit. "Tiger Feet" Sold Over 500 000 Copies In The UK Alone And Amassed A Million Sales Globally. 2 Like Contemporaries Sweet Their Most Successful Period Came When Their Records Were Written And Produced By Nicky Chinn And Mike Chapman And In 1975 They Had No Fewer Than Seven Singles On The UK Top 40. "Oh Boy" Was The Only Number One Single Produced By Chinn And Chapman That They Did Not Also Write. 4 "Lonely This Christmas" Has Become Something Of An Annual Fixture On British Radio And Television Along With Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody" And John Lennon's "Happy Xmas" . Mud Also Released Another Single Under A Different Name - After "The Cat Crept In" They Released A Track From Their Album Mud Rock A Cover Of "In The Mood". This Was Released Under The Name Of Dum Mud Spelt Backwards But Failed To Chart. Their Last Single Was "Rico" Released In 1980. The Last Performance By The Four Original Members Was On 3 March 1990 At Dave Mount's Wedding A Video Recording Of Which Was Made By Mount. Gray Later Toured As Les Gray's Mud In Various Line-Ups Initially With Members Of The Bristol Based Cherie Beck Band Later With Tim Fish Guitar Mark Hatwood Drums And Kevin Fairburn Bass And Ultimately With John Berry Bass Syd Twynham Guitar And Phil Wilson Drums . Twyham And Wilson Still Tour The 1970s Circuit With Chris Savage Keyboards And Marc Michalski Bass As 'Mud II'. Ray Stiles Joined The Hollies Whilst Davis Went On To Co-Write Several Highly Successful Dance Hits For Artists Such As Kylie Minogue And Spiller Featuring Sophie Ellis Bextor. 1 Drummer Dave Mount Went Into The Insurance Business. Les Gray Died On 21 February 2004 In Portugal Of A Heart Attack As A Result Of Throat Cancer. Dave Mount Appeared On An Episode Of Never Mind The Buzzcocks On BBC Two In November 2005 And Featured In The "spot The Pop Star Of The Past" Identity Parade Segment. Mount Took His Own Life On 2 December 2006. His Obituary Appeared In The Independent Newspaper. 5 Discography Singles * "Flower Power" 1967 Did Not Chart * "Up The Airy Mountain" 1968 Did Not Chart * "Shangri-La" 1969 Did Not Chart * "Jumping Jehosaphat" 1970 Did Not Chart * "Crazy" 1973 UK Number 12 * "Hypnosis" 1973 UK Number 16 * "Dyna-Mite" 1973 UK Number 4 * "Tiger Feet" 1974 UK Number 1 * "The Cat Crept In" 1974 UK Number 2 * "Rocket" 1974 UK Number 6 * "Lonely This Christmas" 1974 UK Number 1 * "The Secrets That You Keep" 1975 UK Number 3 * "Oh Boy" 1975 UK Number 1 * "Moonshine Sally" 1975 UK Number 10 * "One Night" 1975 UK Number 32 * "L'L'Lucy" 1975 UK Number 10 * "Show Me You're A Woman" 1975 UK Number 8 * "Nite On The Tiles" 1976 Did Not Chart * "Beating Round The Bush" 1976 Did Not Chart * "Shake It Down" 1976 UK Number 12 * "Lean On Me" 1976 UK Number 7 * "Slow Talking Boy" 1977 Did Not Chart * "Just Try A Little Tenderness" 1977 Did Not Chart * "Cut Across Shorty" 1978 Did Not Chart * "Drift Away" 1978 Did Not Chart * "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" / "Book Of Love" 1979 Did Not Chart * "Drop Everything And Run" 1979 Did Not Chart 1 Albums * Mud Rock 1974 UK Number 8 - Includes The Songs Rocket Song Do You Love Me Running Bear The Hippie Hippie Shake Shake Rattle And Roll Dyna-Mite/The Cat Crept In/Tiger Feet The End Of The World Song Blue Moon In The Mood And Bye Bye Johnny 6 * Mud Rock Volume 2 1975 UK Number 6 - Includes The Songs The Secrets That You Keep Living Doll One Night Tallahassee Lassie Let's Have A Party Tobacco Road Oh Boy I Love How You Love Me Hula Love Diana * Mud's Greatest Hits 1975 UK Number 25 - Compilation Album Containing Dyna-Mite Rocket The Secrets That You Keep The Cat Crept In One Night Oh Boy Tiger Feet Hypnosis Moonshine Sally Crazy And Lonely This Christmas * Use Your Imagination 1975 UK Number 33 - Includes R.U. Man Enough? She’s Got The Devil In Her Eyes Don’t Knock It Maybe Tomorrow 43792 I’m Bustin’ You Hair Of The Dog L’L’Lucy Show Me You’re A Woman Bird Dog Use Your Imagination And Under The Moon Of Love * It's Better Than Working 1976 Did Not Chart - Includes It Don’t Mean A Thing Beating Round The Bush I’ve Got A Song Sweet And Sour Lady All I’ve Got To Give Nite On The Tiles How Many Times? Don’t Talk To Me Blagging Boogie Blues Vambo Rools And Moving On * Mudpack 1976 Did Not Chart - Compilation Album Containing Shake It Down It Don’t Mean A Thing Under The Moon Of Love Sweet And Sour Lady Show Me You’re A Woman Beating Round The Bush L’L’Lucy Nite On The Tiles Use Your Imagination Lean On Me. * Rock On 1977 Did Not Chart - Includes Burn On Marlon Let Me Get Close To You Walk Right Back Who You Gonna Love Slow Talking Boy Careless Love Drift Away Gotta Good Reason Too Much Of Nothing Cut Across Shorty * As You Like It 1979 Did Not Chart - Includes Dream Lover It’s A Show 1-2-Love Heaven Was Meant For You As You Like It You’ll Like It So Fine Right Between The Eyes Touchdown Why Do Fools Fall In Love/Book Of Love * Let's Have A Party Greatest Hits CD Released In 1990 - Includes The Songs Crazy Hypnosis Dyna-Mite Tiger Feet The Cat Crept In Rocket Hippy Hippy Shake The Secrets That You Keep Oh Boy Moonshine Sally One Night Blue Moon The End Of The World Tallahassee Lassie Let’s Have A Party Living Doll Diana In The Mood Hula Love Lonely This Christmas.

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