Peter Frampton

Peter Frampton
Frampton in 1980
Background information
Birth name	Peter Kenneth Frampton
Born	(1950-04-22) 22 April 1950 (age 66) Bromley, London, England
Genres	Rock
Occupation(s)	Musician singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals guitar talk box
Years active	1966–present
Labels	A&M Virgin Atlantic 33rd Street
Associated acts	Humble Pie Bee Gees The Herd Frampton's Camel David Bowie Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings Ten Commandos
Website	frampton.com
Notable instruments
Peter Frampton Les Paul

External video

Oral History, Peter Frampton talks about how the Framptone amp switcher came about out of necessity, and the development of the Framptone talk box followed. Interview date July 23, 2004, NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Oral History Library

Peter Kenneth Frampton (born 22 April 1950) is an English-American rock musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and guitarist. He was previously associated with the bands Humble Pie and The Herd. Frampton's international breakthrough album was his live release, Frampton Comes Alive! The album sold more than eight million copies in the United States alone and spawned several hits. Since then he has released several major albums. He has also worked with David Bowie and both Matt Cameron and Mike McCready from Pearl Jam, among others.

Frampton is best known for such hits as "Breaking All the Rules", "Show Me the Way", "Baby, I Love Your Way", "Do You Feel Like We Do", and "I'm in You", which remain staples on classic rock radio. He has also appeared as himself in television shows such as The Simpsons and Family Guy. Frampton is known for his work as a guitar player and particularly with a Talkbox and his tenor voice.

Peter Kenneth Frampton was born in Bromley, UK. He attended Bromley Technical High School, at which his father, Owen Frampton, was a teacher and the head of the Art department. He first became interested in music when he was seven years old. Upon discovering his grandmother's banjolele in the attic, he taught himself to play, and later taught himself to play guitar and piano as well. At age eight he started taking classical music lessons.

Early influences were Cliff Richard & the Shadows (featuring guitarist Hank Marvin) and American rockers Buddy Holly and Eddie Cochran, and then The Ventures, Jimi Hendrix, and The Beatles. His father introduced him to the recordings of Belgian gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt.

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