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Peter Asher

Born22 June 1944 (1944-06-22) (age 63)
Willesden, Middlesex [1]
OccupationRecord producer
ParentsDr Richard Asher & Margaret Asher née Eliot

Peter Asher (born on 22 June 1944 in Willesden, Middlesex, England) is a guitarist, singer and record producer. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Willesden is an area in North West London which forms part of the London Borough of Brent. Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. Richard Alan John Asher, FRCP (born Brighton, 3 April 1912 &ndash died Marylebone, 25 April 1969) was Margaret Augusta Eliot was a professor of Oboe at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Willesden is an area in North West London which forms part of the London Borough of Brent. Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing

Asher is known as "Peter" of the 1960s Everly Brothers-derived duo Peter & Gordon, whose biggest hit was the 1964 Paul McCartney-penned A World Without Love. The Everly Brothers ( Don Everly, born Isaac Donald Everly February 1 1937 Brownie Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Peter and Gordon were a British Invasion -era performing duo formed by Peter Asher and Gordon Waller, that rocketed to fame in 1964 with " Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, " A World Without Love " is a song that was recorded by the English duo Peter and Gordon and released as their first single in February 1964 Asher's greatest success was serving as producer of a long string of multi-platinum albums for Linda Ronstadt as well as albums for James Taylor. Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15 1946 in Tucson Arizona) is an American popular vocalist and Entertainer whose vocal styles in a variety James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist, born in Boston, Massachusetts

While attending Westminster School, he first met fellow student Gordon Waller, and they began playing together as a duo. The Royal College of St Peter in Westminster, almost always known as Westminster School, is one of Britain 's leading boys' Independent schools with Gordon Trueman Riviere Waller (born on June 4, 1945 in Braemar, Scotland) is a Singer / Songwriter / Guitarist,

Asher is the son of Dr Richard and Margaret Asher, and the older brother of actress and businesswoman Jane Asher and radio actress Clare Asher. Richard Alan John Asher, FRCP (born Brighton, 3 April 1912 &ndash died Marylebone, 25 April 1969) was Margaret Augusta Eliot was a professor of Oboe at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A business (also called firm or an enterprise) is a legally recognized organizational entity designed to provide goods and/or services to Jane Asher (born 5 April 1946) is an English actress, who is well known in the United Kingdom for her Television career Jane Asher was, in the mid-1960s, the girlfriend of The Beatles' Paul McCartney. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Through this connection, Asher and Waller were often given unrecorded Lennon/McCartney songs to perform, most notably their first and biggest hit, 1964's decidedly Beatlesque "World Without Love. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, "

After Peter & Gordon disbanded in 1968, Asher took charge of the A&R department at The Beatles' Apple Records label, where he signed a then-unknown James Taylor and agreed to produce the singer-songwriter's debut solo album. Apple Records is a record label founded by The Beatles in 1968 as a division of Apple Corps Ltd. James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist, born in Boston, Massachusetts Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics The album was not a success, but Asher was so convinced that Taylor held great potential that he resigned his post at Apple to move to the United States and work as Taylor's manager. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He also poduced Taylor's recording over several decades.

In 1969, Asher was asked by George Harrison to look up an American band called Raven while he was in New York City (The Longest Cocktail Party, pg. Raven was a rock / Blues band formed in 1967 in Buffalo New York. The Longest Cocktail Party An Insider's Diary of the Beatles Their Million-dollar Apple Empire and Its Wild Rise and Fall (ISBN 1-84195-602-3 is a rock history 119). He offered Raven an Apple Records recording contract in the kitchen of Steve Paul's Scene but the group turned it down and instead signed with Columbia Records. Raven was a rock / Blues band formed in 1967 in Buffalo New York. Apple Records is a record label founded by The Beatles in 1968 as a division of Apple Corps Ltd. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Reference: Once Life Matters: A New Beginning ppg. 62-65- author Marty Angelo.

In the early 1970s Asher also managed a country rock band called "Country", which recorded for Atlantic Records (through its subsidiary Clean Records) featuring Michael Fondiler and Tom Snow, who has since become a songwriter. Thomas Righter Snow is an American Songwriter for singers and films or TV Asher achieved his greatest success producing a long string of eclectic and platinum albums for Linda Ronstadt, including Heart Like a Wheel, Simple Dreams, What's New, and Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind. Heart Like a Wheel (1974 is Linda Ronstadt 's fifth solo Album release and the last-ever of her studio projects for Capitol Records, arriving a year after Simple Dreams is the most successful of Linda Ronstadt 's studio albums to date spending five weeks at No Cry Like a Rainstorm Howl Like the Wind is a 1989 album by American singer Linda Ronstadt featuring American soul singer

Asher also played a role in shaping the California rock sound prominent during the 1970s, producing records for Ronstadt, J.D. Souther, Andrew Gold and Bonnie Raitt. JD Souther (born John David Souther, November 2, 1945 in Detroit Michigan and raised in Amarillo, Texas) is a Country Andrew Gold (born August 2 1951, Burbank, California) is an American Singer, Musician and Songwriter Bonnie Lynn Raitt (born November 8, 1949) is an American Blues Singer-songwriter who was born in Burbank, California In 1976, Asher and Waller reformed for the annual New York Beatlefest and played a few other dates. [2] In the 1980s, Asher also worked on hit albums for artists as diverse as Cher and 10,000 Maniacs. Cher ( IPA: /ʃɛr/ born Cherilyn Sarkisian, May 20 1946

Asher had been quoted as saying that actor Mike Myers has said he had patterned his Austin Powers character after Asher's appearance. Michael John "Mike" Myers (born May 25, 1963) is a Canadian Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter and Film producer Sir Austin Danger Powers, KBE, is a Fictional character from the Austin Powers series of films [3]

This daughter Victoria Asher is keytarist in the popular American pop-punk band Cobra Starship. Victoria Asher, known to Cobra Starship fans as Vicky-T, is the keytarist for Cobra Starship. A Keytarist is a musician that plays the Keytar, a keyboard or synthesizer worn around the neck and shoulders similar to a guitar Cobra Starship is a band created by former Midtown bassist/lead vocalist Gabe Saporta.

Contents

Awards and recognition

Grammy awards

Discography (selection)

As performer

As producer


As executive producer

References

  1. ^ GRO Register of Births: JUN 1944 3a 826 WILLESDEN - Peter Asher, mmn = Eliot
  2. ^ Peter and Gordon reunite at Fest for Beatle Fans, Steve Marinucci's Abbeyrd Beatles fan website. Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire Peter Blakeley is an Australian White Soul/Adult-Contemporary singer and songwriter Timbre is the third Album by American Singer/songwriter Sophie B Sophie Ballantine Hawkins (born November 1 1967, in Manhattan, New York City, U Accessed: 03-22-2008.
  3. ^ Patti Murawski quoting interview with Peter Asher. Accessed 03-22-2008.

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NAMEAsher, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTIONRecord producer
DATE OF BIRTH1944-06-22
PLACE OF BIRTHWillesden, Middlesex
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Willesden is an area in North West London which forms part of the London Borough of Brent. Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area.
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