1949 - Ariel Bender
Ariel Bender, guitarist with Mott The Hoople, who had the 1972 UK No.3 & US No.37 single 'All The Young Dudes' which was written for them by David Bowie. Other hits include, 'All the Way from Memphis' and 'Roll Away the Stone'.

Luther Grosvenor
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Grosvenor in 1988

Background information
Also known as: Ariel Bender
Born:23 December 1946 (age 78); Evesham, Worcestershire, England

Luther James Grosvenor (born 23 December 1946) is an English rock musician, who played guitar in Spooky Tooth, briefly in Stealers Wheel and, under the pseudonym Ariel Bender, in Mott the Hoople and Widowmaker.

Grosvenor was born in Evesham, Worcestershire, England, where he first began playing in local bands. He met Jim Capaldi, who later played with Traffic, with whom he formed a group called Deep Feeling.

Later he joined a group called The V.I.P.'s, in which Keith Emerson played for some time. The V.I.P.'s were renamed Art and later became Spooky Tooth. After leaving Spooky Tooth, he released a solo album, Under Open Skies (Island Records, 1971).

For contractual reasons, he changed his name to Ariel Bender, at the suggestion of singer-songwriter Lynsey de Paul, for his stint with the Mott the Hoople. According to Mott's lead singer Ian Hunter, interviewed in the documentary The Ballad of Mott the Hoople, the band were in Germany with Lynsey de Paul for the TV show, Hits-a-Go-Go in Germany on 24 June 1973 when lead guitarist Mick Ralphs walked down a street bending a succession of car aerials in frustration. De Paul came out with the phrase "aerial bender", which Hunter later suggested to Grosvenor as a stage name. Grosvenor joined the band in 1973, replacing Ralphs. Grosvenor toured with Mott in 1973 and 1974 and performed on the band's seventh album, The Hoople (1974).

The years with Spooky Tooth (1967 to 1970), Stealers Wheel (1973) and Mott the Hoople (1973 to 1974) were the most successful years in Grosvenor's musical career. After leaving Mott in 1974 - he was replaced by Mick Ronson - Grosvenor published a few solo albums, and formed Widowmaker, releasing Widowmaker in 1976 and Too Late to Cry in 1977.

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Mott The Hoople - All The Way From Memphis (Live)

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Music video by Mott The Hoople performing All The Way From Memphis.

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Mott The Hoople - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (1973) [Live In Los Angeles]

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Line-up:

Ian Hunter - lead vocals, guitar
Ariel Bender - guitar, backing vocals
Pete "Overend" Watts - bass, backing vocals
Dale "Buffin" Griffin - drums, percussion
Morgan Fisher - keyboards


Tracklist:

1. All The Young Dudes 00:35
2. Sweet Angeline 04:12
3. Drivin' Sister 10:12
4. All The Way From Memphis 13:56

Mott The Hoople - Drivin' Sister (Live)

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Mott The Hoople performs "Drivin' Sister"

Mott the Hoople # Drivin' Sister # 1973

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MOOT THE HOOPLE # DRIVIN 'SISTER # 1973

This song is included on their sixth album in MOOT study, published July 1973.

ORIGIN: HEREFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND
GENRE: GLAM ROCK, HARD ROCK
YEARS ACTIVE: 1969 - 1980, 2009 - 2013
MEMBERS 1973:

Ian Hunter – lead vocals, piano, guitar
Mick Ralphs – guitar, backing vocals, organ, moogotron, mandolins, tambourine
Pete "Overend" Watts – bass guitar, backing vocals
Dale "Buffin" Griffin – drums, vocals, percussion, backing vocals

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