Peter Frampton knew he wanted to be a musician very early on in life. At the young age of 7, discovered his grandmother’s banjolele in the attic, and taught himself to play it. Not satisfied with just that, he also taught himself to play guitar, piano, and organ as well. By the time he was 8, he was enrolled in classical music lessons to immerse himself further in his chosen passion.
Frampton played in his first band, The Little Ravens, at age 12, and was classmates with David Jones A.K.A. David Bowie. Frampton’s band played on the same bill at school as Bowie’s band, George and the Dragons, and Peter and David would spend lunch breaks together, playing Buddy Holly songs, despite the 3 year difference in age.
By 14, he was also a successful child singer, in a band called the TruBeats, then in another called The Preachers, both produced and managed by Bill Wyman of Rolling Stones fame. In 1969, when Frampton was 18 years old, he joined with Steve Marriott of Small Faces to...