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[Top 5 Tuesday] Top 5 Peter Frampton Songs

Varacchi — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:14:54 +0000

Yesterday was Peter Frampton’s 63rd birthday, so this week’s [Top 5 Tuesday] list focuses on him! 5 – Show Me The Way 4 – While My Guitar Gently Weeps 3 – Baby, I Love Your Way 2 – Black Hole Sun 1 – Do You Feel Like We Do?

Peter Frampton at 63: Prepping for "Frampton's Guitar Circus" Tour

Barbara LaRue — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:04:24 +0000

Happy birthday to Peter Frampton, who was born on April 22, 1950 in Kent, England. According to frampton.com, Peter will launch his “Frampton’s Guitar Circus” Tour next month with friends, celebrated guitarists (such as B.B. King, Robert Cray and others) and additional special guests to be announced. What a great and often overlooked guitarist Frampton [...]

Peter Frampton Credits David Bowie For Saving His Career

Dave Lifton — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 18:12:51 +0000

David Bowie's 1987 album 'Never Let Me Down' is considered to be among his worst, but for Peter Frampton, its importance can not be overstated. In a new interview, he credits his time with Bowie, both on the album and its accompanying tour, for helping revive his career.

Best Guitar Face(s)

Barbara LaRue — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:19:56 +0000

You know, it’s the face that guitar players make when they’re totally absorbed in the music they’re creating. Sometimes they look odd, sometimes they look ecstatic, sometimes they even look goofy, but it’s fun to watch, isn’t it? You can find some really good guitar faces here, but I found a few other really good [...]

My Top 5 Favorite Wingstock Acts

Varacchi — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:31:37 +0000

We're just a week away from Wingstock 2012, so I'm taking a walk down Memory Lane and remembering my five fave Wingstock acts. 5 Foreigner Surprising proof that replacement singers can sound just as good as the original, Foreigner rocked the stage for Wingstock 2009. 4 .38 Special Our SPRINGStock [...]

Peter Frampton: Under the Influence

Barbara LaRue — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:45:25 +0000

I love to find great covers of awesome rock songs and with Peter’s fine interpretation, I think you’ll agree this is one of them. It’s cool how he intros the song with something entirely unexpected. George Harrison said in the book, “I, Me, Mine” that: “I wrote “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” at my mother’s [...]

Peter Frampton Rocks "Black Hole Sun" [Rock Artist Birthdays] [VIDEO]

Barbara LaRue — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:24:29 +0000

Frampton turns 62 this Sunday. He was born on April 22, 1950, in Kent, England. The first thing just about everyone who loves classic rock thinks of when they hear the name Peter Frampton, of course, is that little live release that sent him into the stratosphere of rock stardom. But 1976′s double album, “Frampton [...]

Frampton (Guitar) Comes Alive! [VIDEO]

Barbara LaRue — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:44:22 +0000

It was an on-stage reunion over 30 years in the making, but on Saturday night at The Beacon Theater, it happened. Peter Frampton and his long lost, beloved 1954 Gibson Les Paul guitar were back together performing again. In 1980, a cargo plane carrying Frampton’s equipment for a show in Panama crashed and all was [...]