For
the
past
40
years,
Ian
Hunter
has
produced
a
matchless
repertoire
of
music,
as
leader
of
Mott
The Hoople
and
as
a
highly
renowned
solo
artist.
Hunter
was
one
of
the
toughest
and
most
inventive
singer-songwriters
in
the
1970s,
and
he
paved
the
way
for
rock
music
as
we
know
and
love
it
today.
He
continues
to
create
highly
original
rock
'n'
roll;
ALWAYS
charged
with
truth,
passion
and
soul
and
delivered
in
his
inimitable
voice
and
style.
Ian's
songwriting
has
produced
some
of
the
most
eloquent
lyrics
ever
written
ABOUT
rock
'n'
roll
and
its
pleasures
and
pitfalls.
Without
a
doubt,
Ian
Hunter
is
to
rock
music what
the
Beatles
are
to
pop
music:
a
pioneer
who
deserves
to
be
recognized.
Hunter/Mott
The
Hoople
fans
Joanne Rishton
(UK), Constance
Van Beek
(USA)
and
Mary
Drews
(USA)
feel
Ian
Hunter's
contributions
to
British/American
music
should
not
go
unnoticed.
We
hope
this
petition
will
gather
momentum
and
enough
signatures
for
Ian
Hunter
to
be
rightfully
inducted
into
the
Rock
and
Roll
Hall
Of
Fame
—
after
all,
"Cleveland
Rocks",
as
Ian
himself
wrote!
Ian
Hunter
in
Brooklyn,
NY,
at
the
Music
Hall
of
Williamsburg,
December
2007.
Photo
by
Mary
R.
Drews
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