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Beckett were an English progressive rock band formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1970. The band released one self-titled album in 1974 and disbanded shortly thereafter. [ 1 ] Original singer Rob Turner was killed in a car crash and replaced by Terry Wilson-Slesser , who would later go on to perform with Back Street Crawler and then Geordie whose ...
Peter Beckett (born 10 August 1948) is an English musician and songwriter who has written songs for recording artists, his own bands, solo work, and films. He is the lead singer and guitarist for 1970s soft rock band Player , which scored a U.S. number one hit in 1977 with " Baby Come Back ".
Player is an American rock band that was formed in Los Angeles the late 1970s. The group scored several US Hot 100 hits, three of which went into the top 40; two of those single releases went top 10, including the No. 1 hit "Baby Come Back", written by group members Peter Beckett and J.C. Crowley.
Members of Little River Band in 2004 (top) and 2006 (bottom) Little River Band (LRB) were formed in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia, in March 1975. The original Australian group featured lead vocalist Glenn Shorrock , guitarists and vocalists Beeb Birtles and Graeham Goble , lead guitarist Ric Formosa , bassist Roger McLachlan and drummer ...
"Baby Come Back" is a song by the British-American rock band Player. It was released in late 1977 as the lead single from their 1977 self-titled debut album, and was the breakthrough single for the band, gaining them mainstream success, hitting #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the three consecutive weeks of January 14, 21 and 28, 1978 and #10 on the R&B charts in 1978. [5]
Slesser was featured on the band's US hit single "It's Inevitable", and the related album. [5] In 1984, Slesser toured Europe, Japan as an offstage backing vocalist with the Michael Schenker Group. [6] Slesser continues to tour as a solo act and in various band formations. For two years, he was the lead singer of Freeway, a British Free tribute ...
The band has released three studio albums: Almost Here (2005), Santi (2007) and Fast Times at Barrington High (2008), along with four EPs. The band announced their disbandment on October 8, 2011. [4] In May 2015, lead singer William Beckett announced that the band would reunite at Riot Fest 2015 in Chicago. [5]
In addition to founding the band, Beckett and Carden are credited as the primary songwriters. [2] A third core member of the band was Adam T. Siska, Beckett's classmate and friend from Barrington High School. [3] In 2007, Alex Davies from the BBC described Beckett as a mix of Adam Lazzara and Prince, labeling him "utterly captivating". [4]