Did You Know...

Frampton was born in England in 1950, in the town of Kent. He began to play the guitar at age 8 and also took classical lessons. In his young adult life, he played with rock and roll bands like Little Ravens, the Trubeats, and the Preachers. He ended up dropping out of high school in 1966 and joined the British pop group, Herd. He played the guitar, sang, and toured the United Kingdom until 1977.

With his good looks, in the next year he became 'The Face of '68', a teen pop idol. He departed from Herd and joined Humble Pie with Steve Marriott. It was a harder rock music group, where Frampton's jazz chords were not wanted. He left the band a few months before they released ROCKIN' THE FILLMORE, which brought them international success. That didn't matter to Frampton; he was on his way to start his solo career.

In 1972, his first solo album, WIND OF CHANGE, was released but didn't make the impact that was expected. Most of the songs were detested by his old band mates, but ended up becoming his best songs. The singles included 'The Lodger', 'All I Want To Be Is By Your Side', and 'Fig Tree Bay'. Along with the likes of Ringo Starr and Billy Preston, his band toured and released four albums in three years, including Frampton's CAMEL, SOMETHIN'S HAPPENING, and FRAMPTON, which reached the top 40 in America and went gold.