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| Mott the Hoople bassist Pete Overend Watts dies aged 69 | Mott the Hoople bassist Pete Overend Watts dies aged 69 |
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| Mott the Hoople founding member Pete Overend Watts has died aged 69. | Mott the Hoople founding member Pete Overend Watts has died aged 69. |
| The bassist played on songs including Roll Away The Stone and the group's best known hit All The Young Dudes, written and produced by David Bowie. | The bassist played on songs including Roll Away The Stone and the group's best known hit All The Young Dudes, written and produced by David Bowie. |
| He died on Sunday of cancer, said Peter Purnell from record label Angel Air Records. | He died on Sunday of cancer, said Peter Purnell from record label Angel Air Records. |
| He said Watts was a "highly intelligent and witty man who throughout his adult life was both an immensely likeable character and an enigma". | He said Watts was a "highly intelligent and witty man who throughout his adult life was both an immensely likeable character and an enigma". |
| His death comes almost exactly a year after that of drummer Dale Griffin. | His death comes almost exactly a year after that of drummer Dale Griffin. |
| Born in Yardley, Birmingham, Watts attended Ross Grammar School where he met Griffin. They played in local bands such as The Anchors, Wild Dogs Hellhounds and The Silence. The two friends went on to form The Doc Thomas Group with Mick Ralphs and Stan Tippins from The Buddies. | Born in Yardley, Birmingham, Watts attended Ross Grammar School where he met Griffin. They played in local bands such as The Anchors, Wild Dogs Hellhounds and The Silence. The two friends went on to form The Doc Thomas Group with Mick Ralphs and Stan Tippins from The Buddies. |
| The line-up changed in 1968, when keyboard player Verden Allen joined, and they changed their name to The Shakedown Sound. | The line-up changed in 1968, when keyboard player Verden Allen joined, and they changed their name to The Shakedown Sound. |
| Mott the Hoople: From young dudes to wrinkly rockers | |
| In 1969 they moved to London and came to the attention of record producer Guy Stevens who auditioned Ian Hunter and appointed him as their lead singer instead of Tippins and Mott the Hoople was formed. | In 1969 they moved to London and came to the attention of record producer Guy Stevens who auditioned Ian Hunter and appointed him as their lead singer instead of Tippins and Mott the Hoople was formed. |
| After the group split in 1974, Watts went on to form the bands Mott and British Lions. | After the group split in 1974, Watts went on to form the bands Mott and British Lions. |
| He also ran a large retro store in Hereford, selling specialist clothing, unusual antiquities, instruments and rare music and wrote a book, The Man Who Hated Walking, which was published in 2013. | He also ran a large retro store in Hereford, selling specialist clothing, unusual antiquities, instruments and rare music and wrote a book, The Man Who Hated Walking, which was published in 2013. |
| Watts, who lived just outside Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire, is survived by his sister Jane. | |
| More on Mott the Hoople | More on Mott the Hoople |