Peter Frampton

Peter Frampton is a British pop/rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. He played in the rock band Humble Pie from 1969 to 1971 while contributing guitar parts to songs by musicians such as George Harrison and Nilsson.http://allmusic.com/artist/peter-frampton-p4302/biography His popularity increased in 1976 with the release of Frampton Comes Alive, a live album that reached the top of the American charts and sold more than 16 million albums. Frampton was named "Artist of the Year" by both Billboard and Rolling Stone.http://www.biography.com/articles/Peter-Frampton-9542406http://allmusic.com/artist/peter-frampton-p4302/biography

On April 27, 2010, Frampton released the album Thank You, Mr. Churchill.http://frampton.com/albums/. He appeared as a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show on November 4, 2010 in an episode named "Teen Heartthrob Surprises".http://frampton.com/news/ During the show, he played his song Show Me the Way and discussed his status as a 1970s teen celebrity.http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/News/frampton-1109/

Peter Frampton began his professional music career with The Herd, which had several mod-rock hits in the United Kingdom in 1966 and 1967.http://allmusic.com/artist/peter-frampton-p4302/biography He left The Herd with singer Steve Marriott; they formed the blues-rock group Humble Pie. The band recorded two albums before Frampton left to pursue a solo career in 1971.http://www.biography.com/articles/Peter-Frampton-9542406http://allmusic.com/artist/peter-frampton-p4302/biography

His album Frampton ranked on the American Top 40 and was certified gold in 1975.http://allmusic.com/artist/peter-frampton-p4302/biography His peak came with the release of Frampton Comes Alive in 1976, which held the top-selling album position until the release of Garth Brooks' Double Live album.http://allmusic.com/artist/peter-frampton-p4302/biography

Frampton's commercial success declined by the end of the 1970s as new artists emerged.http://www.biography.com/articles/Peter-Frampton-9542406 A serious car crash in 1978 also set back his career.http://allmusic.com/artist/peter-frampton-p4302/biography

• 1972: Wind of Changehttp://frampton.com/albums/

• 1973: Frampton's Camelhttp://frampton.com/albums/

• 1974: Somethin's Happeninghttp://frampton.com/albums/

• 1974: Framptonhttp://frampton.com/albums/

• 1976: Frampton Comes Alivehttp://frampton.com/albums/

• 1977: I'm in Youhttp://frampton.com/albums/

• 1979: Where I Should Behttp://frampton.com/albums/

• 1981: Rise Uphttp://frampton.com/albums/

• 1981: Breaking All the Ruleshttp://frampton.com/albums/

• 1982: The Art of Controlhttp://frampton.com/albums/

• 1986: Premonitionhttp://frampton.com/albums/

• 1989: When All the Pieces Fithttp://frampton.com/albums/

• 1994: Peter Frampton"http://frampton.com/albums/

• 1995: Frampton Comes Alive IIhttp://frampton.com/albums/

• 2000: Live in Detroithttp://frampton.com/albums/

• 2003: Nowhttp://frampton.com/albums/

• 2006: Fingerprintshttp://frampton.com/albums/

• 2010: Thank You, Mr. Churchillhttp://frampton.com/albums/