Quick Info
| Profession | Musician, singer, guitarist |
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| Nationality | English |
| Date of Birth | 22/04/1950 |
| Age | 76 years |
| Birthplace | Beckenham, Kent, England |
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Bio/Wiki
| Peter Kenneth Frampton is an English musician who rose to prominence as a member of the rock bands The Herd and Humble Pie. He later found significant success as a solo artist and is known for his signature guitar sound and use of the talk box effect. | |
| Frampton became a successful child singer and professional musician at age 13 with The Wild Angels in 1963. He joined The Herd in 1967 as lead guitarist and singer, scoring several British pop hits before joining Humble Pie in 1969 at age 18 with Steve Marriott. |
Personal Life
| Overcame substance abuse issues during his career | |
| Lives with inclusion body myositis, an inflammatory muscle disease, and continues to perform despite this condition |
Career
| Early Career | Member of The Herd (1966-1968) and Humble Pie (1969-1971) |
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| Solo Debut | Wind of Change (1972) |
| Breakthrough | Frampton Comes Alive! (1976) - live double album released in January 1976 |
| Notable Hits |
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| Awards | Grammy Award for Fingerprints (2006); Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2024); Grammy Hall of Fame induction for Frampton Comes Alive! (January 2024) |
| Album Sales | Frampton Comes Alive! sold over 10 million copies worldwide and over 6 million copies in the United States alone, holding the distinction of being the best-selling live rock album in history until 1998 |
| Collaborations | Contributed to George Harrison's All Things Must Pass and Nilsson's Son of Schmilsson |
| Later Career | Formed Peter Frampton and the Pop Frangers in 1980; re-signed with A&M Records in 2006 |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Child singer who became professional musician in 1963 with The Wild Angels | |
| 2. Contributed to George Harrison's All Things Must Pass and Nilsson's Son of Schmilsson | |
| 3. Known for talk box guitar effect on hits | |
| 4. Co-founded one of the first supergroups, Humble Pie, at age 18 | |
| 5. Appeared as himself in television shows including The Simpsons, Family Guy, and Madam Secretary | |
| 6. Released memoir 'Do You Feel Like I Do?: A Memoir' in October 2024, co-written with acclaimed music journalist Alan Light |