Mott the Hoople was originally called Silence when the band formed in 1968. Mick Ralphs, Verden Allen, Pete "Overend" Watts and Dale "Buffin" Griffin played near Hereford, and were joined by Stan ...

Bad Company’s second LP, the triple-Platinum selling 'Straight Shooter' is 50 years old this March. On that auspicious ...

Singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke formed Bad Company -- after they split from their previous band, Free -- with Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs and King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell.

Stan Tippins was the original singer with Mott the Hoople and remembers the Hillside Ballroom, Ross Road, Hereford very well. Many big names played there, including The Rolling Stones, Nero & the ...