Peter Frampton

Currently he is recording an instrumental album which will feature special guests such as members of Pearl Jam. He was 61. He was active in the 2004 presidential campaign of John Kerry. Terry Knight (Richard Terrance Knapp) was murdered in Killeen, Texas on November 1, 2004. After the attack of the World Trade Center in New York, Frampton decided to become a United States citizen. Grand Funk Railroad reunited again in 1997 to record a benefit album called Bosnia. His latest album is Now, and he embarked on a tour with Styx to support that album. After disbanding a second time, Farner launched a solo career as a Christian recording artist, while Brewer and Frost joined Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band.

In the 1980s, Frampton returned to recording, though he has never been able to top the charts since. The band reunited in 1981 with the addition of Dennis Bellinger and released two failed albums. Upon his recovery, Frampton played a part in the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band film, which failed spectacularly. Farner began a solo career, while the rest of the band became Flint after adding Billy Ellworthy. After his follow-up, I'm in You, was released, Frampton was involved in a serious car crash in the Bahamas. After finishing Good Singin', Good Playin' (1976) with producer Frank Zappa, Grand Funk Railroad disbanded. Frampton's solo breakthrough was the six-times platinum Frampton Comes Alive (1976), which included "Do You Feel Like We Do", "Baby, I Love Your Way" and "Show Me the Way". After a pop-style album, All the Girls in the World Beware!!!, and a revert to "Grand Funk Railroad", the band's fortunes were at an end.

His solo debut was 1972's Wind of Change. This was followed by two huge hit singles, "We're an American Band" (off We're an American Band) and "The Locomotion" (written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin for Little Eva). He then worked with Steve Marriott (of the Small Faces) in Humble Pie, as well as on albums by Harry Nilsson, Jerry Lee Lewis, and George Harrison. After recruiting Craig Frost (keyboards), Grand Funk Railroad released Phoenix in 1972, then shorted their name to Grand Funk. He originally became famous, however, as a member of The Herd and became a teen idol in Britain. In 1972, Grand Funk Railroad fired Knight, who sued for breach of contract, resulting in a protracted legal battle. Peter Frampton (born April 22, 1950) is a British musician, best known today for his solo work in the mid-1970s as an "arena rocker". Knight launched an intense advertising campaign to promote Closer to Home, a multi-platinum, smash hit album that was slammed by virtually all music critics.

Almost Famous as Reg. Even with critical pans and lack of radio airplay (at first), the group's first eight albums, released in three years, were successful. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as Billy Shears. That record still stands today. Sgt. A year later, they went on to break The Beatles' record at Shea Stadium, selling out in just 71 hours. Wind of Change (1972). In that same year they had a hit single "Closer To Home," a song that was closer in style to the old Terry Knight & The Pack than it was to GFR.

Frampton's Camel (1973). In 1970 they had sold more albums than any other American band. Somethin's Happening (1974). After a free performance at the 1969 Atlanta Pop Festival, the band was signed by Capitol Records. Frampton (1975). Terry Knight soon became their manager and named the band after the Grand Trunk Western Railroad, a famous rail line in Michigan. Frampton Comes Alive (1976). Mark Farner (vocals, guitar) and Don Brewer (drums), former members of a local band together, Terry Knight & the Pack, recruited Mel Schacher (bass) from ? & the Mysterians.

I'm In You (1977). In spite of near-constant critical denigration (Rolling Stone once called them the world's worst rock band), Grand Funk Railroad managed to keep a career going for several years based on constant touring, a loud, simple take on the blues-rock power trio, and strong working class appeal and managed to reach the top of the charts on several occasions. Where I Should Be (1979). They are sometimes considered as the first great American Hard Rock outfit and the original "American Band", due to their hit song "We're an American Band". Breaking All The Rules (1981). Grand Funk Railroad was an American Rock and Roll band in the 1970s, originally from Flint, Michigan. The Art Of Control (1982). Official Site (http://www.grandfunkrailroad.com/).

Premonition (1986). Trunk of Funk - (2001). When All The Pieces Fit (1989). Classic Masters - (2002). Peter Frampton (1994). Very Best Grand Funk Railroad Album Ever - (2001). Frampton Comes Alive II (1995). Rock Champions - (2001).

Live in Detroit (2000). Super Best - (1999). Now (2003). Thirty Years of Funk : 1969 - 1999 - (1999). Live In San Francisco March 24, 1975 (2004). Collectors - (1993). 2004 Summer Tour (2004). Heavy Hitters - (1992).

Capitol Collectors Series - (1991). The Best of Grand Funk - (1990). Hits - (1977). Grand Funk Hits - (1976).

Mark, Don and Mel : 1969 - 71 - (1972). Grand Funk / Live Album - (1970). Thirty Years of Funk : 1969 - 1999 - (1999). Bosnia - (October 1997).

Caught in the Act - (August 1975). Live Album - (November 1970). What's Funk? - (January 1983). Grand Funk Lives - (July 1981).

Good Singin', Good Playin' - (August 1976). Born To Die - (January 1976). All the Girls in the World Beware!!! - (December 1974). Shinin' On - (March 1974).

We're An American Band - (July 1973). Phoenix - (September 1972). E Pluribus Funk - (November 1971). Survival - (April 1971).

Closer To Home - (July 1970). Grand Funk (The Red Album) - (December 1969). On Time - (August 1969).