Hawkwind founder and guitarist Mick Slattery dies aged 77

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Hawkwind founder and guitarist Mick Slattery dies aged 77

The band shared the news earlier this weekend.

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Image: Hawkwind via Facebook

Mick Slattery, co-founder and guitarist of space rock band Hawkwind, has died at the age of 77.

The band’s vocalist and fellow founder, Dave Brock, confirmed Slattery’s death in a post to Facebook, stating: “We are sorry to share the sad news that our old friend, and Hawkwind founder member, Mick Slattery passed away peacefully at home yesterday, St Patrick’s Day, 17th March 2023, aged 77, after a short illness.”

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Founded in 1969, Hawkwind came together when Brock and Slattery joined forces with John Harrison (bassist), Terry Ollis (drummer), Nik Turner (sax/flautist) and Michael “Dik Mik” Davies (keyboardist).

The band played gigs as ‘Group X’ in their early days before settling on the name ‘Hawkwind’, allegedly due to Turner’s habit of clearing his nose and passing wind.

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1. Another sad loss.

He didn't stay with them long, but he recorded this early version of "Hurry On Sundown" with them in 1969, and it was released as one of the bonus tracks when their debut album (which he hadn't played on) was remastered and released in 1996.

This is that 1969 version (not labeled as such on YouTube, but it has to be since it's a bit longer than the debut album track recorded after he left):