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The Pied Piper by Crispian St. Peters
Crispian St. Peters
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Crispian St. Peters 5 April 1939 – 8 June 2010 Was An English Pop Singer And Singer/songwriter Best Known For His Work In The 1960s Particularly His 1966 Hits "The Pied Piper" And "You Were On My Mind". Early Career
He Was Born Robin Peter Smith In Swanley Kent And Attended Swanley Secondary Modern School. He Learned Guitar And Left School In 1954 To Become An Assistant Cinema Projectionist. In 1956 He Gave His First Live Performance As A Member Of The Hard Travellers. Through The Late 1950s And Early 1960s He Was A Member Of The Country Gentlemen Beat Formula Three And Peter & The Wolves. In 1964 As A Member Of Peter & The Wolves St. Peters Made His First Commercial Recording. Decca Label
St. Peters Was Signed To Decca Records In 1965. His First Two Singles On This Record Label "Invecto Show" And "At This Moment" Proved Unsuccessful On The Charts. He Made Two Television Appearances In England In February Of That Year Featuring In The Shows Scene At 6.30 And Ready Steady Go! In 1966 St. Peters' Career Finally Yielded A Top 10 Hit In The UK Singles Chart When "You Were On My Mind" Entered The Listing Eventually Hitting #2. The Single Was Then Released In The U.S. On The Philadelphia-Based Jamie Label But It Did Not Chart At First. However His Fourth Release "The Pied Piper" Became Forever Known As His Signature Song Reaching #4 On The Billboard Hot 100 And #5 In The UK. No Subsequent Release Would Ever Match The Success Of "The Pied Piper" Although The Latter's Success Helped Boost "You Were On My Mind" Into The U.S. Top 40. In 1967 St. Peters Released His First LP Follow Me Which Was Followed By His First EP Almost Persuaded. But By 1970 He Was Dropped By Decca. Square Label
Later In 1970 He Was Signed To Square Records. Under This New Record Deal St. Peters Released A Second LP Simply That Year. Later Still They Released His First Cassette The Gospel Tape In 1986 And A Second Cassette New Tracks On Old Lines In 1990. His Third Cassette Night Sessions Vol. 1 Was Released In 1993. Several CDs Also Came From This Record Deal Including Follow Me In 1991 The Anthology In 1996 Night Sessions Vol. 1 In 1998 The Gospel Tape In 1999 And Finally Songs From The Attic In 2000. Personal Life
From 1969 To 1974 St. Peters Was Married To His Wife Named Collette. The Marriage Produced A Daughter Samantha And A Son Lee. On 1 January 1995 At The Age Of 56 He Suffered A Major Stroke. His Music Career Was Severely Weakened By This And In 2001 He Announced His Retirement From The Music Industry. He Was Hospitalized Several Times With Pneumonia Since 2003. He Died On 8 June 2010 After A Long Illness At The Age Of 71.
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Biography - Crispian St. Peters
Crispian St. Peters 5 April 1939 – 8 June 2010 Was An English Pop Singer And Singer/songwriter Best Known For His Work In The 1960s Particularly His 1966 Hits "The Pied Piper" And "You Were On My Mind". Early Career
He Was Born Robin Peter Smith In Swanley Kent And Attended Swanley Secondary Modern School. He Learned Guitar And Left School In 1954 To Become An Assistant Cinema Projectionist. In 1956 He Gave His First Live Performance As A Member Of The Hard Travellers. Through The Late 1950s And Early 1960s He Was A Member Of The Country Gentlemen Beat Formula Three And Peter & The Wolves. In 1964 As A Member Of Peter & The Wolves St. Peters Made His First Commercial Recording. Decca Label
St. Peters Was Signed To Decca Records In 1965. His First Two Singles On This Record Label "Invecto Show" And "At This Moment" Proved Unsuccessful On The Charts. He Made Two Television Appearances In England In February Of That Year Featuring In The Shows Scene At 6.30 And Ready Steady Go! In 1966 St. Peters' Career Finally Yielded A Top 10 Hit In The UK Singles Chart When "You Were On My Mind" Entered The Listing Eventually Hitting #2. The Single Was Then Released In The U.S. On The Philadelphia-Based Jamie Label But It Did Not Chart At First. However His Fourth Release "The Pied Piper" Became Forever Known As His Signature Song Reaching #4 On The Billboard Hot 100 And #5 In The UK. No Subsequent Release Would Ever Match The Success Of "The Pied Piper" Although The Latter's Success Helped Boost "You Were On My Mind" Into The U.S. Top 40. In 1967 St. Peters Released His First LP Follow Me Which Was Followed By His First EP Almost Persuaded. But By 1970 He Was Dropped By Decca. Square Label
Later In 1970 He Was Signed To Square Records. Under This New Record Deal St. Peters Released A Second LP Simply That Year. Later Still They Released His First Cassette The Gospel Tape In 1986 And A Second Cassette New Tracks On Old Lines In 1990. His Third Cassette Night Sessions Vol. 1 Was Released In 1993. Several CDs Also Came From This Record Deal Including Follow Me In 1991 The Anthology In 1996 Night Sessions Vol. 1 In 1998 The Gospel Tape In 1999 And Finally Songs From The Attic In 2000. Personal Life
From 1969 To 1974 St. Peters Was Married To His Wife Named Collette. The Marriage Produced A Daughter Samantha And A Son Lee. On 1 January 1995 At The Age Of 56 He Suffered A Major Stroke. His Music Career Was Severely Weakened By This And In 2001 He Announced His Retirement From The Music Industry. He Was Hospitalized Several Times With Pneumonia Since 2003. He Died On 8 June 2010 After A Long Illness At The Age Of 71. read less
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He Was Born Robin Peter Smith In Swanley Kent And Attended Swanley Secondary Modern School. He Learned Guitar And Left School In 1954 To Become An Assistant Cinema Projectionist. In 1956 He Gave His First Live Performance As A Member Of The Hard Travellers. Through The Late 1950s And Early 1960s He Was A Member Of The Country Gentlemen Beat Formula Three And Peter & The Wolves. In 1964 As A Member Of Peter & The Wolves St. Peters Made His First Commercial Recording. Decca Label
St. Peters Was Signed To Decca Records In 1965. His First Two Singles On This Record Label "Invecto Show" And "At This Moment" Proved Unsuccessful On The Charts. He Made Two Television Appearances In England In February Of That Year Featuring In The Shows Scene At 6.30 And Ready Steady Go! In 1966 St. Peters' Career Finally Yielded A Top 10 Hit In The UK Singles Chart When "You Were On My Mind" Entered The Listing Eventually Hitting #2. The Single Was Then Released In The U.S. On The Philadelphia-Based Jamie Label But It Did Not Chart At First. However His Fourth Release "The Pied Piper" Became Forever Known As His Signature Song Reaching #4 On The Billboard Hot 100 And #5 In The UK. No Subsequent Release Would Ever Match The Success Of "The Pied Piper" Although The Latter's Success Helped Boost "You Were On My Mind" Into The U.S. Top 40. In 1967 St. Peters Released His First LP Follow Me Which Was Followed By His First EP Almost Persuaded. But By 1970 He Was Dropped By Decca. Square Label
Later In 1970 He Was Signed To Square Records. Under This New Record Deal St. Peters Released A Second LP Simply That Year. Later Still They Released His First Cassette The Gospel Tape In 1986 And A Second Cassette New Tracks On Old Lines In 1990. His Third Cassette Night Sessions Vol. 1 Was Released In 1993. Several CDs Also Came From This Record Deal Including Follow Me In 1991 The Anthology In 1996 Night Sessions Vol. 1 In 1998 The Gospel Tape In 1999 And Finally Songs From The Attic In 2000. Personal Life
From 1969 To 1974 St. Peters Was Married To His Wife Named Collette. The Marriage Produced A Daughter Samantha And A Son Lee. On 1 January 1995 At The Age Of 56 He Suffered A Major Stroke. His Music Career Was Severely Weakened By This And In 2001 He Announced His Retirement From The Music Industry. He Was Hospitalized Several Times With Pneumonia Since 2003. He Died On 8 June 2010 After A Long Illness At The Age Of 71. read less
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