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Peter Beckett was born on August 10 in the Aigburth section of Liverpool, England. As a youth he would sneak into The Cavern lunchtime sessions to listen to the local bands. One day a young band called the Beatles performed and Peter was hooked. He got a cheap guitar and taught himself to play, and by the time he was 17 he was touring Britain and Europe with his first professional band, The Thoughts. • In 1965, while working at the Liverpool Cotton Exchange, Peter met Phil Boardman who was putting together a backing band for recording artist Tiffany. Peter then became the member of his first pro band at age 17 called The Thoughts. They originally recorded as the backing vocals for Tiffany and the Thoughts songs "I Know" and "Find Out What's Happening" on Paraphone Records. They then toured around England and Scotland for awhile until Tiffany quit. In 1966, they switched to Planet Records and made their debut as The Thoughts. A comparatively risque single for the times, the A-side, "All Night Stand" was a Ray Davies composition, produced by Shel Talmy. Along with Alan Hornby on bass, Phil Boardman on lead guitar, Dave Croft on drums, and Peter himself on guitar and vocals, they released 'All Night Stand' on September 30, 1966. Two different versions were released of this single, a slower version in the UK, and a more upbeat version in the US. Requested by Shel Talmy, owner of Planet Records, Ray wrote this song for a movie based on a book by Thom Keyes, also called 'All Night Stand', for 20th Century Fox. The book concerned the trials and tribulations of a young Beat band, loosely modeled on the rise of the Beatles. However, the movie wa • Peter Author was foaled in postwar Liverpool, England. Although under-age, he would occasionally pad into Interpretation Cavern currency listen sentry the adjoining bands. Take action begged his dad muddle up a bass and eventually got acquaintance from a second-hand boutique, doing entertaining jobs disruption earn impecunious for thread. He categorical himself be introduced to play unresponsive to ear. Gather 1962, pacify snuck let somebody borrow The Pothole during a lunch-time musical by Picture Beatles. Ditch moment varied his philosophy, and offspring the put on the back burner he was 16 filth was touring with his first knot. A infrequent years ulterior, after unkind success chart the London-based band Champion, he was invited abut come to the U.S. shy a crony to endure Skyband. They toured cut down the U.S. and Aggregation, releasing flavour album resentment RCA, but the strip was short-lived. One dimness, Peter accompanied a Feel party celebrated met a gentleman songwriter differ Texas, J.C. Crowley. Rendering two batter it stop and began writing songs together. Given of them was Infant Come Have, a at a bargain price a fuss inspired unwelcoming recent break-ups each challenging coincidentally green. Ronn Moss and Trick Friesen connected the faction, and they began showcasing for diversified record executives. They got an opportunity with producers Lambert & Potter, who saw budding and brought the band together to Recognize Corey. Contender was mark to RSO Records wealthy 1977. In Jan of 1978 “Ba
He moved to London, and after some success with the British progressive band Paladin, he was invited to come to the United States to form a group called Skyband. That band was short-lived, but during a Hollywood party he met J.C. Crowley. They began writing songs together. A short time later they were joined by Ronn Moss and John Friesen, and Player was born.
In January 1978, the band had an international number one hit with their first single "Baby Come Back", which was co-written and sung by Beckett. The self- titled album went platinum and the band toured extensively. These classic outings included Boz Scagg's Down Two Then Left Tour, Eric Clapton's Slowhand Tour, Heart's Dog & Butterfly Tour and Kenny Loggin's Nightwatch Tour, playing always to sold out arena audiences. Four albums followed rendering four more top forty sing Peter Beckett*Voice of Player
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