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Mott The Hoople drummer Dale Griffin dies
By Andy Malt | Published on Tuesday 19 January 2016
Mott The Hoople drummer Dale Griffin has died, aged 67. He had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.
In a statement, Peter Purnell from Angel Air Records, who was also Griffin’s manager, said of the musician: “[He was] one of the nicest, [most] friendly and talented men I have ever known. All he ever wanted was for his beloved Mott The Hoople to reform and it was his determination that achieved that very feat in 2009. Sadly by then he was too ill to perform at the five sold out dates, though he did join the band for encores. Dale died peacefully in his sleep”.
Mott The Hoople formed in the late 1960s, and were best known for their song ‘All The Young Dudes’, written and produced for them in 1972 by David Bowie. Despite a relatively short initial career, the band managed to release seven albums between 1969 and 1974.
