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   Who was Pete Overend Watts?

   • 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. He died on Sunday of cancer, said Peter Purnell from record label Angel Air Records.

   Mott the Hoople bassist Pete Overend Watts dies aged 69

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   Why did Peter Watts become Overend?

   • Watts stopped being Peter and became Overend at the bidding of Mott’s manager, Guy Stevens, who felt Peter Watts was too commonplace a name, whereas his middle name had glamour and mystery. Mott’s website credits Watts with being responsible for the group’s striking image.

   Mott the Hoople bassist Peter Overend Watts dies, aged 69

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   Why did Pete Watts change their name to Overend Watts?

   • The group later became the Doc Thomas Group, and then Shakedown Sound, before finally changing their name to Silence and settling in London in 1969. The group then added singer Ian Hunter, became Mott the Hoople, and, taking the advice of manager Guy Stevens, Pete Watts adopted the stage name Overend Watts.

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   Did David Bowie break up with Mott & Watts?

   • Watts had heard that David Bowie was forming a new backing band and called to ask if he could audition. However, Bowie was appalled at the idea of Mott breaking up, and instead offered to supply them with a song. This was All the Young Dudes, and it stands as one of the defining anthems of its era.

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   Peter Overend Watts (13 May 1947 – 22 January 2017) was an English bass guitar player and founding member of the 1970s rock band Mott the Hoople.

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   Jan 23, 2017 · Musician Pete Overend Watts has died at the age of 69 following a battle with cancer. The Mott The Hoople bassist, whose hit tracks include All The Young Dudes and Roll Away The Stone, passed...

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9. metro.co.uk › 2017/01/23 › mott-the-hoople-bassistMott The Hoople bassist Peter Overend Watts has died - Metro

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   Jan 23, 2017 · The ‘eccentric’ bassist from 70s band Mott The Hoople Peter Overend Watts has died from throat cancer at the age of 69. Hoople frontman Ian Hunter broke the news on Twitter last night, writing...

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    Jan 22, 2017 · FOUNDER member of Mott The Hoople, Peter Overend Watts, has died- just over a year after his fellow bandmate and friend passed away. Watts passed away at St Michael's Hospice on January 22,...