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Mud were a British glam rock band formed in 1968, best remembered for their single Tiger Feet which was 1974's UK best selling single.

Band Membership

Throughout their almost 10 years of existence, Mud consisted of :-

• Lead vocalist Les Gray, born Thomas Leslie Gray in Carshalton, Surrey, on 9 April, 1946. He died of throat cancer on 21 February, 2004.

• Drummer Dave Mount, born David George Mount in Carshalton, Surrey, on 3 March, 1947.

• Bass guitarist Ray Stiles, born Raymond John Stiles in Guildford, Surrey on 20 November, 1946.

• Lead guitarist Rob Davis, who was also born in Carshalton, Surrey on 1 October, 1947.

Career

They first appeared on the Basil Brush show on British TV, and toured as support for Jack Jones. At the peak of their career they also enjoyed British Number One singles with Tiger Feet; and Lonely This Christmas (1974), an affectionate Elvis Presley spoof; plus Oh Boy (1975), a virtual acapella cover of the old Buddy Holly hit.

Lonely This Christmas, has become something of an annual fixture on British radio and television, (along with Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody"); John Lennon's "Merry Xmas (War Is Over)"); plus Wizzard's "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday".

Mud split in 1977, by which time they had charted no less than 15 top 40 singles across Europe, plus 11 Top Ten hits in Britain alone.

Gray later toured with a new line-up, Les Gray's Mud. Ray Stiles joined the Hollies; whilst Davis went on to co-wrote several highly successful dance hits for artists such as Kylie Minogue.

Singles

• Flower Power (1967)
• Up The Airy Mountain (1968)
• Shangri-La (1969)
• Jumping Jehosaphat (1970)
• Crazy (1973; #12 UK)
• Hypnosis (1973; #16 UK)
• Dyna-mite (1973; #4 UK)
• Tiger Feet (1974; #1 UK)
• The Cat Crept In (1974; #2 UK)
• Rocket (1974 #6 UK)
• Lonely This Christmas (1974; #1 UK)
• The Secrets That You Keep (1975); #3 UK)
• Oh Boy (1975; #1 UK)
• Moonshine Sally (1975; # 10 UK)
• One Night (1975; # 32 UK)
• L'L'Lucy (1975; # 10 UK)
• Show Me You're A Woman (1975; # 8 UK)
• Nite On The Tiles (1976)
• Beating Round The Bush (1976)
• Shake It Down (1976; # 12 UK)
• Lean On Me (1976; # 7 UK)
• Slow Talking Boy (1977)
• Just Try A Little Tenderness (1977)
• Cut Across Shorty (1978)
• Drift Away (1978)
• Why Do Fools Fall In Love/Book Of Love (1979)
• Drop Everything And Run (1979)

Sources

Guinness World Records British Hit Singles (16th Edition) - ISBN 085112-190-X

The Guinness Book Of British Hit Albums (7th Edition) - ISBN 0-85112-619-7

The Book Of Golden Records (Second Edition) ISBN 0-214-20512-6

• English musical groups