Michael Robert Green (22 February 1944 – 11 January 2010)[1] was an English rock and roll guitarist who played with The Pirates (with and without Johnny Kidd), Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, and Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers.
[7] In the 1980s and 1990s, Green played with, amongst others, Bryan Ferry, Van Morrison, Paul McCartney, Robert Plant and Lemmy, as well as the Pirates, with whom he continued to gig well into the 2000s.
The A-side was originally recorded for a charity album, and Green wrote the B-side with Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister for this occasional Upsetters project.
Mick Green died of heart failure on 11 January 2010 in King George Hospital, Ilford, Essex.
On 27 November 2010, the Mick Green tribute gig was held at the 100 Club and featured the Animals and the Wilko Johnson Band.
His son Lloyd Green now plays bass guitar in critically acclaimed Blues rock band The Milk Men.