Frampton, Peter

Summary: Frampton was on a path to stardom from an early age, first as the lead singer and guitarist of the Herd and then as cofounder of one of the first supergroups, Humble Pie. As part of a tight-knit collective of British '60s musicians Frampton was touring incessantly and finding new sounds with the talk box, which would become his signature guitar effect. Here he discusses his resilient life and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FRAMPTON, PETER FRA

Johnson, Brian

Summary: "Brian Johnson was born to a steelworker and WWII veteran father and an Italian mother, growing up in New Castle Upon Tyne, England, a working-class town. He was musically inclined and sang with the church choir. By the early '70s he performed with the glam rock band Geordie, and they had a couple hits, but it was tough going. So tough that by 1976, they disbanded and Brian turned to a...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Michael Thomas, an imprint of Penguin Random House UK 2022

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John, Elton

Summary: "Christened Reginald Dwight, he was a shy boy with Buddy Holly glasses who grew up in the London suburb of Pinner and dreamed of becoming a pop star. By the age of twenty-three he was performing his first gig in America, facing an astonished audience in his bright yellow dungarees, a star-spangled T-shirt, and boots with wings. Elton John had arrived and the music world would never be the same...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Music John