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David George Mount was the drummer for glam rock group Mud from 1966 to 1980. Mount was born and raised in Carshalton, Surrey.

He played in local groups with Rob Davis including The Apaches and The Barracudas. While in The Remainder with Davis and Ray Stiles, they joined Les Gray from The Mourners and in 1966 created Mud, and went professional in March 1968. The group were originally an unsuccessful flower power group signed to CBS Records, but found fame as a glam rock / rockabilly group in the 1970s under Rak Records. They had fourteen UK top 20 hits and three number ones; "Tiger Feet" (1974), "Lonely This Christmas" (1974), and "Oh, Boy!" (1975). Mount gave up his job as an electrician once the band were big. The groups A-side were either written for them by songwriters or cover songs, but the B-sides were written by the band, although Mount was not involved in the songwriting.

Mount remained in Mud until they broke up in 1980. He worked as a kitchen salesman and later in Insurance. Mount died in St Helier Hospital on 2 December 2006 after taking his own life, aged 59. He was married twice and had four sons.

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