Peter Frampton, the legendary guitarist whose 1976 record, "Frampton Comes Alive," is still one of the best-selling live albums of all time, has revealed he will stop touring because of a rare degenerative muscular disease. The musician announc...
"I've been a Peter Frampton fan for 40-plus years, so it was just so fun to have him participate," Herin says. "It's a pretty catchy pop-rock song, and he's got such an identifiable melodic sense, besides his touch and phrasing. He provided a little lead guitar in the intro an...
In a career spanning three decades and thirteen studio albums, he is best known as an instrumental rock solo guitarist, although he has worked with many different bands and musicians in guest appearances and collaborations. Birthplace: USA, Massachusetts, Springfield Also ranks #71 on The Best ...
This monumental double album of sublime sounds by Norwegian guitarist and composer Terje Rypdal is a Trip. Consider this music; Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis at some outer space late night totally hip club on the fringes of ethereal madness and electronic bliss – with a ton o’ heavy Blues, ...
Dickey Betts, co-founder of the Allman Brothers Band, died in April at the age of 80. The guitarist had been battling cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. "Dickey was larger-than-life," his family said in a statement, "and his loss will be felt worldwide." ...
90: Peter Frampton Former Humble Pie standout Peter Frampton's fame has remained centered on his breakout 1976 concert recording 'Frampton Comes Alive,' an eight-times platinum juggernaut that spun off his first trio of solo Top 20 hits. But he also had two gold-sellers and another platinum...
#36. 'A Hard Day's Night' by The Beatles - Covers: 187 The 1964 song "A Hard Day's Night" has been covered by a wide variety of artists. Recent renditions include one in 2017 from Giora Feidman and the Rastrelli Cello Quartet and 2016 versions from Viennese guitarist Harri Stojka and...
The mid 1970s brought us some great live albums starting with 'KISS Alive!' in 1975 and then Peter Frampton's 'Frampton Comes Alive' in 1976. This album, which is still Foghat's best-selling LP, doesn’t get mentioned in the same breath as the other two but I think it should be....
“That’s not going to happen,” he immediately shot back. In the decades that followed, the Guess Who guitarist went on to formBachman-Turner Overdriveand eventually, he also enjoyed a solo career. In that time, he amassed hundreds of additional guitars. ...
Because he’s Peter Frampton in 1977, that’s why. Fonzie and Happy Days Jump the Shark ABC Fonzie and 'Happy Days' Jump the Shark Some pop-culture phrases outlive the pop-culture moments from which they sprung. Exhibit A: "jumping the shark." These days, TV critics use the term as ...