Dale Griffin has died after nine years of suffering

by Gianfranco Marmoro

18-01-2016

Dopo nove anni di sofferenze è morto Dale Griffin, storico batterista e membro fondatore dei Mott The Hoople. Ricoverato da tempo a Brecon (Galles), Dale soffriva di Alzheimer.

I Mott The Hoople nonostante una produzione discografica di ottimo livello conobbero il successo solo dopo anni di carriera, grazie alla canzone “All The Young Dudes” scritta da David Bowie nel 1972, una delle 500 canzoni più belle di tutti i tempi secondo Rolling Stones, nonché inno definitivo della musica glam

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This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by Gianfranco Marmoro, published on OndaRock.it. It was translated with the help of artificial intelligence, under the editorial responsibility of OndaRock's editor-in-chief, Claudio Fabretti.

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