Peter Frampton (born 22 April 1950 in Beckenham, Kent) is a British musician, best known today for his multi-platinum selling solo work in the mid-
70s when he was an "
arena rocker". He originally became famous, however, as a young member of
psychedelic era band
The Herd and became a teen idol in Britain.
Steve Marriott reportedly wanted to bring the 18-year-old Frampton into the
Small Faces lineup but ended up starting
Humble Pie with Frampton instead. After touring the US and Europe for two years, he left Humble Pie as the group was gaining popularity because of disdain …
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