Peter Hammill
UK
Born: 05 November 1948
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Pop/Rock, Avant-Garde
Styles: Experimental Electronic, Modern Composition
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Born Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill, November 5, 1948, in Ealing, London, to parents of fairly good means, Peter Hammill grew up in the embrace of Jesuit teachings, an element that has continued to affect and influence his songwriting throughout his career as much as his studies of philosophy and art. The drive of his particular muse, fueled additionally by the '60s groundswell of new approaches to science fiction (the so-called "New Wave," with Michael Moorcock, Thomas Disch, Harlan Ellison, and others leading the charge, and ex-Deviants leader M...
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- David Bowie (321)
- Genesis (296)
- Beatles (252)
- Yes (122)
- King Crimson (97)
- Nick Cave (73)
- Nina Simone (55)
- the Velvet Underground (35)
- Steve Reich (19)
- Terry Riley (19)
- John Cage (18)
- Jacques Brel (5)
- John Lydon (1)
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- 'Til Tuesday (9)
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- Guy Evans (4)
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