Peter Frampton

Through his musical composition, guitar genius, and emblematic live performances, very few artists have contributed more to the rock genre than Peter Frampton. His first major band, Humble Pie, formed with ex-Small Faces leader Steve Marriott, never lived up to the sum of its parts. Peter Frampton then left the hard-rocking Marriott and released his first solo LP "Wind Of Change". He formed Camel, with Mike Kellie (ex-Spooky Tooth), drums, Rick Wills (ex-Cochise), bass, keyboardist Mickey Gallagher. The band toured widely, making a basis for future success.
Kellie was replaced by ex-Mitch Ryder drummer John Siomos. By 1975 the bassist was the returned Bown. 1976 was the year Frampton broke out with the two-disc smash "Frampton Comes Alive" which was one of the decade's best sellers - no. 1 USA for ten weeks, on the chart for nearly two years, and the biggest-selling live pop album ever. Peter Frampton followed with the studio album "I'm In You" and a starred in the Robert Stigwood/Bee Gees film "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band."
A sabbatical dictated by a near-fatal car crash '78 ended with "Where I Should Be" '79, no. 14 USA hit 'I Can't Stand It No More.' "Breaking All The Rules" '81 and "The Art Of Control" '82 saw his locks shorn for a new image and "Premonition." '86 on Virgin updated his sound with slabs of synth.
Peter Frampton remained a very successful touring artist, and "Live In Detroit" was recorded '99, an appealing mix of old and new material, Frampton singing as well as ever. His "Hour Of Need" (using the Talkbox) was featured in Cameron Crowe's charming film "Almost Famous 2000," set in the 1970s and one of the two or three best movies ever made about the rock business. "Now" 2003 was a new studio album and described by Frampton as 'a very selfish album . . . It's me, doing what I want to do, for the first time in nine years.' Still, 'Hour Of Need' was included, while 'Verge Of A Thing' and 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' (a tribute to George Harrison and the only cover on the album) were successful singles; and there are still a lot of fans for music from the pre-punk 1970s.

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