Veteran stars honour Mud singer

Late Mud singer Les Gray, was a star in the 70s

Pop stars from the 1970s paid tribute to glam rock legend Les Gray at a charity concert he had been due to host before he died last week.

The 57-year-old Mud singer died on Wednesday after suffering a heart attack in Portugal, where he had lived for the past 12 years.

He had been due to perform a duet with Alvin Stardust at the SECC in Glasgow on Saturday night.

Stardust was joined by Les McKeown of the Bay City Rollers at the show.

David Cassidy appeared via a live link from Florida, and glam band Marmalade also took part in the event which raised funds for the Anthony Nolan Trust, Childline and the Scottish Cot Death Trust.

'Wonderful tribute'

Organiser Caroline McFarlan said she hoped it would raise up to £15,000.

"It was an absolutely fantastic night for everyone, and it proved to be a wonderful, fitting tribute for Les," she added.

Gray had been battling against throat cancer for some time.

Mud scored a trio of number ones in the mid-70s with Lonely This Christmas, Tiger Feet and Oh Boy.

Tiger Feet went on to become the biggest-selling single of 1974, while their last chart hit was Lean On Me in 1976.