PETER FRAMPTON scored a quite gargantuan success with his groundbreaking live album 'Frampton Comes Alive', the record breaking all records for a live recording upon its release. Born 22nd April 1950 in Beckenham, Peter Frampton has enjoyed an eventful career that has seen the man as a member of HERD, one of the co-founders of the almost legendary HUMBLE PIE with STEVE MARRIOTT. Other credits include being a guest musician on BEATLES guitarist GEORGE HARRISON's 'All Things Must Pass' album and HARRY NILSSON's 'Son Of Schmilsson' opus.

Frampton's first effort as a solo artist upon his departure from HUMBLE PIE in late 1971 featured ex-HERD cohort Andy Bown, ex-COCHISE man Rick Wills, BEATLES drummer RINGO STARR, ex-BALLS, THREE MAN ARMY and SPOOKY TOOTH drummer Mike Kellie and Klaus Voorman. Both Wills and Kellie were then utilized to form Frampton's new band FRAMPTON'S CAMEL alongside ex-BELL N' ARC keyboard player Mick Gallagher. Kellie, Gallagher and Wills had also all been members of PARRISH GURVITZ.

The lure of a reformed SPOOKY TOOTH in March of 1973 proved to much for Kellie and he was replaced by American John Siomos, ex-MITCH RYDER and VOICES OF EAST HARLEM.

FRAMPTON'S CAMEL toured America concentrating on that market until the band split in 1974, by which time Peter had dropped the CAMEL handle from the name due to the existence of the British group of the same name anyway. Wills found a position in ROXY MUSIC whilst Gallagher joined GLENCOE. Reforming the band in 1975 with Siomos together with added keyboard player Bob Mayo and bassist Stanley Sheldon. This unit conducted US East Coast support dates to BLACK SABBATH in July 1975. Frampton soldiered on in a solo capacity steadily building up sales until his ground breaking live album of 1976. 'Frampton Comes Alive', recorded in California, was one of the most successful live albums ever released and sold over 15 million copies. It was particularly noted at the time for Frampton's use of the voicebox effect pedal.

MICK JAGGER and STEVIE WONDER guested on the ensuing 'I'm In You' of 1977 vintage which, despite selling a highly commendable 3 million copies was somewhat bizarrely considered by the general media to be a flop! However, from then on Frampton's career took a steady dive.

In 1978 the guitarist suffered a near fatal car crash in the Bahamas that put him out of action long enough to kill the momentum of his previous success. Albums like 1979's 'Where I Should Be' and 'Breaking The Rules' certainly failed to achieve the same kind of sales figures the man had enjoyed in the mid 70s, despite a dalliance with a more Melodic Rock direction in 1982 with the 'Art Of Control' record.

By 1982 Frampton's band comprised of KING CRIMSON bassist Tony Levin , drummer Omar Hakim and keyboard player Richard Cottle, although the man would not record again until unleashing 'Premonition' through new label Virgin in 1986.

The following year Frampton put his solo career on ice by enrolling in DAVID BOWIE's touring band and later undertaking session work for KARLA BONOFF. The emergence in 1988 of American act WILL TO POWER's hit with a version of Frampton's 'Baby I Love Your Way' possibly encouraged Peter to resurrect his career and saw a brand new Frampton album, 'When All The Pieces Fit', emerge through Atlantic in 1989.

The record featured Frampton's erstwhile associate John Regan, then with ex KISS guitarist Ace Frehley's FREHLEY'S COMET, on bass and that year found Peter even recruiting ex Y&T guitarist Dave Meniketti to his cause for a while.

An eponymous album was issued on the Relativity label during 1994. Featured musicians alongside Regan were STEVE MARRIOT, JOURNEY's keyboard player JONATHON CAIN, drummer Denny Fongheiser and bassist Lee Sklar.

an attempt to try and emulate the success of his earlier live album Peter issued 'Comes Alive II' during 1995, a record that featured Frampton, Regan, keyboard player Bob Mayo and drummer John Robinson. During January 2001 'Comes Alive' was re-issued for the third time although the album came packaged with four extra studio tracks from the same era.

In the wake of the September 11th tragedies Frampton forged an alliance with other AOR heavyweights such as REO SPEEDWAGON, STYX, BAD COMPANY, JOHN WAITE, MARK FARNER, SURVIVOR, KANSAS, EDDIE MONEY, JOURNEY and EDGAR WINTER for a fund raising events hosted by comedian Drew Carey. The show, which occurred on October 20th at the Smirnoff Music Center in Dallas, Texas, raised a quite staggering $1 million dollars for victims of the disasters.

Frampton's 'Hour Of Need' found inclusion on the soundtrack to the 2002 groupie movie 'The Banger Sisters' starring Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarondon and also as part of the Oscar winning 'Almost Famous'. A brand new 2003 album, 'Now' recorded entirely at his home studio in Cincinnati, would include a cover of GEORGE HARRISON's 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'. Frampton united with STYX and NELSON for Summer North American tour dates commencing May 6th.