![]() ![]() In 1978, Peter suffered a near fatal car crash in the Bahamas, which left him with a concussion, muscle damage and broken bones. It was long considered the best-selling live album of all time, moving over 16 million copies worldwide. Having built up his reputation on the road, the LP debuted at No. He gained lasting international fame by 1976 when his much-loved live album, Frampton Comes Alive! was released. Constant touring though began to create awareness of his talents and 1974's Frampton LP went gold. His solo debut was 1972's Wind of Change, which did not fare well on the charts, and neither did two more efforts, oneunderthe moniker Frampton's Camel. Aside from his work with Humble Pie, other recordings of this era that feature Frampton include albums by Harry Nilsson, Jerry Lee Lewis, and George Harrison. Steve Marriott reportedly wanted to bring the 18 year old Frampton into the Small Faces lineup but when rebuffed, started Humble Pie with Frampton instead.Īfter touring the US and Europe for two years, he left Humble Pie as the group was gaining popularity because of disdain for Marriott's hard living lifestyle and screaming boogie rock direction. He originally became famous, however, as a young member of psychedelic era band The Herd and became a teen idol in Britain. ![]() Peter Frampton (born 22 April 1950 in Beckenham, Kent) is a British musician, best known today for his multi-platinum selling solo work in the mid-1970s when he was an "arena rocker". ![]()
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