Johnnie Walker Talks to Peter Frampton Glen Campbell David Bowie Status Quo Andy Fairweather‐Low Mud James Taylor Peter Frampton Peter Kenneth Frampton was born to Owen Frampton and Peggy (née ffitch) Frampton[4] in Beckenham, Kent.[1] He attended Bromley Technical High School,[5] at which his father was a teacher and the head of the Art department.[6] He first became interested in music when he was seven years old. Having discovered his grandmother's banjolele in the attic,[7] he taught himself to play it, going on to later teach himself how to play guitar and piano as well. At the age of eight, he began taking classical music lessons.[8][9]
Frampton was influenced by late 1950s and early 1960s rock acts such as Cliff Richard and the Shadows, Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran and later the Ventures, Jimi Hendrix and the Beatles. His father introduced him to the recordings of French gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt The Ozark Mountain Daredevils Elkie Brooks Linda Ronstadt
