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If not for a missed royalty check, Rick Wills might not have heard about tryouts for Foreigner. He collected a whopping $35,000 stipend for co-writing Peter Frampton‘s “Do You Feel Like We Do,” secured the job with Foreigner and left years later as their longest-serving bassist. Both Foreigner and Frampton are now going into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. “I was hoping they would get in, too,” Frampton told Billboard. “I figured they would, but you never know, so I’m thrilled.” With Frampton, Wills appeared on 1972’s Wind of Change, 1973’s Frampton’s Camel and 1974’s Somethin’s Happening. He al...
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Legendary singer and guitarist Peter Frampton says he never expected to be selected for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. “I think I’m a little bit in shock, and speechless,” Frampton confessed to Billboardafter he was announced as one of the 2024 inductees. “I never expected this. People always said, ‘You should be in.’ I said, ‘Eh, what is to be,’ y’know? So mixed emotions, because it’s something that I just never expected, whereas other people did for me. (laughs) It’s wonderful.” READ MORE: Top 10 Peter Frampton Songs In a career spanning over 60 years, Frampton certainly accumulated an impres...
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Peter Frampton is most himself playing guitar in front of an audience of fans. “When I play live, it’s a whole other entity,” he told UCR in 2021. “I walk on that stage, nobody advises me what to do whatsoever. I’m out there on my own. And I do my thing. That’s me – at my best and uninhibited.” For close to 60 years, that’s precisely what Frampton has been doing, delighting crowds as much with his technical ability as his charming stage persona. After establishing himself as a musical force to be reckoned with as a member of Humble Pie, Frampton’s fame and influence only skyrocketed. His landm...
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Revered music industry technician Bob Heil, best known for inventing the Talk Box effect unit, has died at the age of 83. According to the Belleville News-Democrat, Heil passed away after a cancer battle in Belleville, IL., leaving a legacy that included the advancement of live concert sound systems, pipe organ tuning and maintenance, ham radio and running a music store. Peter Frampton – whose use of the Heil Talk Box on 1976 release Frampton Comes Alive! made the device’s reputation – said: “I am so sorry to hear of the loss of my friend for so many years, Bob Heil. A musician, inventor… Heil...
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Revered music industry technician Bob Heil, best known for inventing the Talk Box effect unit, has died at the age of 83. According to the Belleville News-Democrat, Heil passed away after a cancer battle in Belleville, IL., leaving a legacy that included the advancement of live concert sound systems, pipe organ tuning and maintenance, ham radio and running a music store. Peter Frampton – whose use of the Heil Talk Box on 1976 release Frampton Comes Alive! made the device’s reputation – said: “I am so sorry to hear of the loss of my friend for so many years, Bob Heil. A musician, inventor… Heil...
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Peter Frampton says he was tricked into appearing in the much-maligned 1978 jukebox musical film, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. During a recent appearance on The Bob Lefsetz Podcast, Frampton revealed how he was lured into joining the Beatles-inspired project. “I was told by (producer) Robert Stigwood that Paul McCartney was going to be the savior of the Heartland,” Frampton explained. “When Stigwood said, ‘Paul is going to be in the movie,’ I said, ‘Really! Well, if a Beatle’s going to be in the movie, he’s sanctioned it, then it can’t be bad.” READ MORE: Why Paul McCartney Knew ‘Sgt...
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Peter Frampton has enjoyed a legendary career, though there were certainly mistakes along the way. One was his much-mocked outfit on the cover of the 1977 album I’m in You. “That was the ‘Little Lord Fauntleroy’ outfit, I call that one,” Frampton quipped during a recent appearance on The Bob Lefsetz Podcast. “I should have been in jeans and a t-shirt on the cover with a leather jacket or something,” the famed guitarist admitted, noting the outfit choice was one of several “terrible mistakes” in his career. “But I was still in the Lord Fauntleroy outfit with the satin pants, the white nurse’s s...
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Peter Frampton has revealed the impressive career achievement that “scared the shit out of” him. It was 1976 when Frampton finally broke through as a solo success on the back of his electrifying live double album, Frampton Comes Alive. During a recent appearance on The Bob Lefsetz Podcast, the guitarist recalled conversations with his manager, Dee Anthony, which took place as Comes Alive was climbing the charts. “Dee made two phone calls to me,” Frampton explained. “One, I was totally ecstatic about and the second one scared the shit out of me.” READ MORE: How Peter Frampton Finally Hit With ‘...
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Ozzy Osbourne was the clear leader in this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame fan vote after the first week of polling. As of Saturday morning, the Black Sabbath icon had secured 105,115 votes, pushing him ahead of Peter Frampton (87,374), Foreigner (86,916), Dave Matthews Band (85,276), Cher (75,642), Lenny Kravitz (65,162) and Mariah Carey (55,036). The leading six were followed by Kool & the Gang (53,071), Oasis (48,494), Sinead O’Connor (38,606), Sade (36,210), Jane’s Addiction (35,677), Mary J. Blige (28,091), A Tribe Called Quest (21,778) and Eric B and Rakim (13,250). READ MORE: Metal Sn...
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