Virtuoso guitarist, Peter Frampton is celebrating his birthday today. Back to music on a career full of contrasts
Young prodigy, Peter Frampton Go up for the first time on stage at the age of eight. At sixteen, he founded his first group, The Herd. Singer with crazy charm, he wins more than one and will even be designated “face of the year 1968”. It was at this precise moment that he decided to leave the group.
Determined to get rid of an image he deems too “wise”, he co-founded one of the first super-groups in rock history, Humble pie. Surrounded by Small Faces And from Spooky Tooth, he shakes the hard rock scene for four years, before launching solo and chaining hits. He will also accompany several other big names in studio music, including George Harrison,, Ringo Starr and his childhood friend, a certain David Bowie.
The editorial staff of WECB pays tribute to him in music.
“I'd have you anytime”, All Things Must Pass (1970)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MNDSI-FRP4
“” George (Harrison) called me and told me that he needed an acoustic guitarist. We both recorded alone in the studios ofAbbey Road where the Beatles had produced Sgt. Pepper. We recorded one or two acoustic tracks per piece. You can say that I played on everything that was not purely electric. »»
“Do you feel like we do?” “, Frampton's Camel (1973)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7RFYBMHCG8
Often quoted as one of the best songs of Frampton, “Do you feel like we do? Is a little wonder in memorable riffs.
“All i Want to (be is by your side)”, Frampton come alive! (1976)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulm-bsm1x5m
Six times a platinum disc, this master-album Live album stayed for ten weeks at the top of the hit-Parade, at the time of its release.
“Grease”, Grease (1978)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih2a30Lteww
Peter Frampton's guitar punctuates the iconic theme of cult musical Greasecomposed by ex Bee Gees Barry Gibb.
“Glass Spider”, Never let me down (1987)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC0DJHMEGMC
Childhood friend of David BowieFrampton worked for the first time with him in 1987 and recorded the partitions of solo guitar of the seventeenth album of the Starman Before following him on the masterful Glass Spider Tour.
