Bram Tchaikovsky

Bram Tchaikovsky
Birth namePeter Bramall
Born (1950-11-10) 10 November 1950 (age 73)
Lincolnshire, England
GenresPower pop
Years active1978–1981[1]
LabelsRadar Records (UK)
Polydor Records (US)
Arista Records
Tiger Eye

Peter Bramall[2][3] (born 10 November 1950 in Lincolnshire, England),[4] better known by his stage name Bram Tchaikovsky, is a British vocalist and guitarist.

He first came to prominence as a member of UK punk/pub rock band The Motors, whom he joined in 1977.[2] After he left them, he led an eponymous power pop band, with Micky Broadbent (bass, keyboards) and Keith Boyce (drums).[2] He scored a US Top 40 hit single on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1979, with "Girl of My Dreams" (released February in the UK, June in the US). In the Netherlands, "Sarah Smiles" was a minor hit, reaching number 32 in April 1979.[5] Nick Garvey, Keith Line and Denis Forbes were also involved in later band lineups.[2] In 1979 he played guitar for the Skids hit 'Into The Valley' on the BBC. After disappointing sales, the band split up in 1981 and Tchaikovsky later owned and ran a recording studio near Louth, Lincolnshire, called the Chappel.

Tchaikovsky was also credited with co writing "Solid Ball of Rock", from the 1991 Saxon album of the same name.[6]

  1. ^ "Albums by Bram Tchaikovsky". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d Woodstra, Chris (10 November 1950). "Bram Tchaikovsky - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Bram Tchaikovsky". Unterzuber.com. 10 November 1950. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Bram Tchaikovsky". Unterzuber.com. 10 November 1950. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Bram Tchaikovsky - Sarah Smiles". Top40.nl. Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  6. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Solid Ball of Rock - Saxon : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 March 2013.