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After starting work as an apprentice with Rolls Royce, Ian Hunter's (3 June 1939) music career began via the rhythm guitar with The Apex Group, who made a name for themselves playing at US military bases. Frustrated by their regimented R&B style, however, he formed a rival group Hurricane Henry & The Shriekers, who went on to develop their own style playing the same Hamburg clubs that had shaped The Beatles. In 1966 the Oswestry, Shropshire-born Ian Hunter moved to London and joined The Scenery, going on to play with bigger names, including The Young Idea, Billy Fury, David McWil...