Ian Hunter Patterson (born 3 June 1939) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Mott the Hoople, from its inception in 1969 to its dissolution in 1974, and at the time of its 2009, 2013, and 2019 reunions. Hunter was a musician and songwriter before joining Mott the Hoople, and continued in this vein after he left the band. He embarked on a solo career despite ill health and disillusionment with commercial success, and often worked in collaboration with Mick Ronson, David Bowie's sideman and arranger from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars period. Mott the Hoople achieved some commercial success, and attracted a small but devoted fan base. As a solo artist, Hunter charted with lesser-known but more wide-ranging works outside the rock mainstream. His best-known solo songs are "Once Bitten, Twice Shy", later covered by Great White, and "England Rocks", which was modified to "Cleveland Rocks" and then covered by The Presidents of the United States of America, and became one of the theme songs used for the American TV series The Drew Carey Show. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian Hunter (singer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Ian Hunter has 6 screen credits in a career dating back to 1986. Signature works include Hard 'N Heavy Volume 11, Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story, Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
