Peter Asher

Peter Asher
Asher in 2012
Asher in 2012
Background information
Born (1944-06-22) 22 June 1944 (age 80)
Willesden, Middlesex, England[1]
GenresTraditional pop, pop
Occupation(s)Musician, producer, actor
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1952–present
LabelsCapitol, Apple, Warner Bros., Columbia

Peter Asher CBE[2] (born 22 June 1944) is an English guitarist, singer, manager and record producer. He came to prominence in the 1960s as a member of the pop music vocal duo Peter and Gordon before going on to a successful career as a manager and record producer, helping to foster the recording careers of James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt among others. As of 2018, he tours alongside Jeremy Clyde of Chad and Jeremy in a new duo entitled Peter and Jeremy, where they perform hits from both of their respective catalogues.[3][4] In 2019, Asher published a book The Beatles from A to Zed about his personal reminiscences about the band.[5]

  1. ^ GRO Register of Births: June 1944 3a 826 Willesden – Peter Asher, mmn = Eliot
  2. ^ John Wirt (3 January 2019). "From London to L.A., Paul McCartney to James Taylor, music is Peter Asher's world". The Advocate. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  3. ^ Luanne Hunt. "Peter Asher still intimately involved with music, with and without the Beatles". vvdailypress.com. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  4. ^ "British Invasion Duo Peter Asher & Jeremy Clyde Come to Midland Cultural Centre!". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Book review". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 16 September 2019.