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Who Followed In David

Mick Ronson
Mick Ronson was a
The most successful of
musician who played as a
Ronson’s albums was
session artist with David
Slaughter on 10th Avenue,
Bowie, Lou Reed, Bob
which reached Number 9 on
Dylan, Elton John, and John the Album Chart in 1974.
Mellencamp.
His last major shows was at
As a child, he trained
the Freddie Mercury tribute
classically to play the
concert, where he played
recorder, piano, and the
guitar on Mott the Hoople’s
violin, and later mastered
“All The Young Dudes” and
the harmonium
David Bowie’s “Heroes”
although diagnosed with
Ronson released five singles terminal liver cancer. He
and six albums in his own
died in 1993, aged 46.
right, and also released
albums in conjunction with The Mick Ronson memorial
David Bowie, Ian Hunter,
stage was constructed in
and Bob Dylan.
his honour, and is located in
Queens Gardens, Hull.