Mick Tucker

About

Best known for his work with the 1970s British rock band The Sweet, he also performed with a 1960s psychedelic and R&B band called Wainwright's Gentlemen.

Before Fame

Early in his career, he recorded a 1960s cover of "Ain't That Just Like Me."

Trivia

He died of leukemia at the age of fifty-four.

Family Life

With his first wife, Pauline, he had a daughter named Ayston. After Pauline's 1979 death, he married a woman named Janet.

Associated With

He and Steve Priest were both founding members of The Sweet (which was called Sweetshop at the time of its inception).