Peter Frampton
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Peter Frampton (born 22 April, 1950 in Beckenham, Kent) is an English musician, best known today for his solo work in the mid-1970s as an "arena rocker". He originally became famous, however, as a member of The Herd and became a teen idol in Britain. He then worked with Steve Marriott (of the Small Faces) in Humble Pie, as well as on albums by Harry Nilsson, Jerry Lee Lewis, and George Harrison. His solo debut was 1972's Wind of Change.
Peter Frampton is famous for his use of the talkbox in the 14-minute epic "Do You Feel Like We Do", and the shorter "Show Me The Way".
Frampton's solo breakthrough was the six million plus selling album Frampton Comes Alive! (1976), which included "Do You Feel Like We Do", "Baby, I Love Your Way" and "Show Me the Way". After his follow-up, I'm in You, was released, selling close to 1 million copies, Frampton was involved in a serious car crash in the Bahamas. Upon his recovery, Frampton played a part in the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. In the 1980s, Frampton returned to recording, though he has never been able to top the charts since.
Frampton, in the late 1990s, starred in an infamous infomercial plugging the internationally successful eMedia Guitar Method, an instructional software that is an alternative to taking actual guitar lessons. He claims that this is "the best way to learn guitar."
His latest album is Now, and he embarked on a tour with Styx to support that album.
After the September 11, 2001 attacks, Frampton decided to become a United States citizen. He was active in the U.S. presidential election, 2004 in support of John Kerry. Currently he is recording an instrumental album which will feature special guests such as members of Pearl Jam and Hank Marvin and which is going to be released on September 12 by A&M.
He is now with drummer Shawn Fichter, guitarist Gordon Kennedy and bassist John Regan. Past members include Stanley Sheldon (bass), Bob Mayo (keyboards/guitar/vocals), Chad Cromwell (drums),and John Siomos (drums/vocals). In addition to his solo work Frampton has been in occasional demand for session work. Amongst other albums, he contributed to George Harrison's solo masterpiece All Things Must Pass.
Frampton in popular culture
- Frampton has appeared in television shows such as The Simpsons, and Family Guy, both with particular mentions of his "talking guitar" effect he uses in live shows.
- In 2000, Frampton served as a technical advisor for Cameron Crowe's autobiographical film Almost Famous. He also appears briefly in the film as 'Reg'.
- Frank Zappa parodied "I'm in You" on his album Sheik Yerbouti with a song titled "I Have Been In You.
- The fictional charcter Strong Bad from Homestarrunner.com is a fan of Peter Frampton.
- In the movie Wayne's World 2, Wayne (Mike Myers) is shown a copy of Frampton Comes Alive! and calls it an "older brother record" (as in a record that someone would find in his older brother's record collection but not in his own).
Discography
- 2004 Summer Tour (2004)
- Live In San Francisco March 24, 1975 (2004)
- Now (2003)
- Live in Detroit (2000)
- Frampton Comes Alive II (1995)
- Peter Frampton (1994)
- When All The Pieces Fit (1989)
- Premonition (1986)
- The Art Of Control (1982)
- Breaking All The Rules (1981)
- Where I Should Be (1979)
- I'm in You (1977)
- Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
- Frampton (1975)
- Somethin's Happening (1974)
- Frampton's Camel (1973)
- Wind of Change (1972)
Filmography
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as Billy Shears
- Almost Famous as Reg
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