Mott the Hoople

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LONDON - AUGUST 10: Mick Ralphs of Mott The Hoople performs at Island Records' Basing Street Studios in London on August 10 1971. He plays a Gibson Flying V guitar.
Mick Ralphs on the influence of Leslie West and the glorious guitars that rocked Mott the Hoople and Bad Company

By Jas Obrecht Published

In our 1979 interview, the guitarist told us about his key axes — from his first "misfortune" to the Les Paul Standards that graced his collection in the 1970s

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Boz Burrell, Paul Rodgers and Mick Ralphs of Bad Company perform on stage in 1975.
Mick Ralphs on how David Bowie unintentionally led to the formation of Bad Company

By Christopher Scapelliti Last updated

When Bowie's assistance led Mott the Hoople to fame, Ralphs found success in the glitter-rock world was a dead end

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Mick Ralphs performing on stage with Bad Company in the mid 1970s
Mick Ralphs, founding guitarist with Mott the Hoople and Bad Company, has died at age 81

By Joe Matera Published

Ian Hunter tells how Ralphs' stolen guitar inspired one of Mott's biggest all-time hits — "All the Way From Memphis"

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Jimmy Page performing with Led Zeppelin at the Seattle Coliseum, June 1972
The Best Guitar Moments of 1972

By Chris Buono Published

From Jimmy Page, Keith Richards and Steve Howe to Neil Young, Elliott Randall and Paul Simon, we pay homage to some of 1972’s greatest in this essential 50th anniversary tribute lesson

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David Bowie (1947 - 2016, left) performing with guitarist Mick Ronson (1946 1993) at a live recording of 'The 1980 Floor Show' for the NBC 'Midnight Special' TV show, at The Marquee Club in London, with a specially invited audience of Bowie fanclub members, 20th October 1973.
Mick Ronson: the Rise and Fall of Glam-Rock’s Greatest Guitarist

By Max Bell Published

In 1970, he changed the career of David Bowie and went on to work with Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Morrissey and more.

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Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars in 1972 (l-r): guitarist Mick Ronson, bassist Trevor Bolder, David Bowie and drummer Mick Woodmansey
Watch David Bowie Guitar Genius Mick Ronson Perform His Epic “The Width of a Circle” Solo

By Rod Brakes, Christopher Scapelliti Published

Video We examine the technique and tone of the late, great Spiders from Mars guitarist.

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