RIP Overend Watts

[lowend1]

Ian Hunter tweeted about a half hour ago. :-(

[Dave W]

Wow. His Wikipedia page says throat cancer.

[lowend1]

Wow. His Wikipedia page says throat cancer.

They must have just updated it - they didn't even have a date of death earlier.

[ack1961]

Sad news.  I absolutely wore out The Hoople record when I was a kid.
Born Late '58 will always be a favorite.

[gweimer]

RIP.  And so we begin another year of watching our musical idols pass on.  I was a huge Mott the Hoople fan, following them all the way through Mott and then The British Lions. 
Mott the Hoople was one of the best concerts I ever saw, although one of the shortest.  That band, to me, was a prime example of the collective being far greater than the individuals.

My love of the Thunderbird came by way of Martin Turner, who got his Thunderbird from Overend Watts.

[uwe]

Ouch.  Over-knee-boots on men will never be the same again.



I have strong doubts whether 2017 will be any better than 2016 as regards permanent absences of our heroes of adolescence. 

[veebass]

My love of the Thunderbird came by way of Martin Turner, who got his Thunderbird from Overend Watts.

Same here.

Sad news indeed.

[Highlander]

rip...

[FrankieTbird]

Overend and Arthur Kane were the main inspiration for me to ever pick up a Thunderbird bass.  RIP.   

[uwe]

Same taste for boots too! Along with Michael Schenker.

[godofthunder]

   Very sad news indeed. I wore out copy after copy of Mott The Hoople Live, still one of my favorite records.

[TBird1958]

RIP Overend.

The big boots and seemingly enormous Thunderbird were a huge influence on me - Thank you!

[clankenstein]

When did you put the checked pickguard on the white t bird?Looks good.

[uwe]

A belated Ridgemont High tribute, no doubt.

[TBird1958]

When did you put the checked pickguard on the white t bird?Looks good.

That was a quickie! It's just some checked tape that I carefully lined up on it.