Mud

Mud were a British pop/rock group initially active between 1966 and 1979. They had a string of hit singles in the UK, including three number 1s,  between 1973 and 1976, all through their work with songwriters/producers Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and the RAK record label. Two albums Mud Rock and Mud Rock Vol.2, also went Top 10 in 1974 and 1975 respectively. While their style was influenced by 1950s rock and roll and rockabilly, they also incorporated elements of glam-rock.

Their last single to reach the UK charts was a cover of the Bill Withers song Lean on Me which reached No. 7 in the UK in December 1976, coinciding with the end of a rather stagnant period for British pop and the rise of punk and new wave.