Induct Peter Beckett into the Rock Hall Of Fame

Peter Beckett is one of the most under-rated singer, songwriter, musician, producers in the music business, with 40 years of contribution under his belt.


Born in Liverpool England, Peter was greatly influenced by watching the Beatles perform at the famous Cavern Club. He recorded his first single at the age of 16 with his band The Thoughts, a tune called "All Night Stand", written by Ray Davies of the Kinks. From there, Peter went on to play in an English Beat band called 'Winston G and The Wicked', which later was renamed 'Whip'. He did a short stint with the band 'World Of Oz', before joining a very popular English progressive rock band called 'Paladin'. He later moved to Los Angeles, California where he formed a band called 'Skyband'. With little success from their self-titled LP, Peter then joined up with JC Crowley, Ronn Moss, John Friesen, to form the band PLAYER. Player had a #1 hit with "Baby Come Back", which is still one of the greatest classics played today on the radio from the 70's. After four successful albums with Player, the band split up and Peter began writing songs for other recording artists such as Olivia Newton-John, The Temptations, Kenny Rodgers, to name a few. He also began writing and singing songs for movies and TV shows through the 80's. In 1988, he teamed up with Steve Kipner(Tin Tin fame) to form a band called 'Think Out Loud, releasing a LP by the same name. In 1991, Peter released his first solo cd called 'BECKETT', an amazing combination of rock, pop, AOR tunes. He then joined up with Little River Band, replacing Grahaem Goble, and toured with them for eight years. Getting back together with Ronn Moss in 1996, they recorded Player's 5th Album "Lost In Reality", and toured around the US. Peter then got back together with Steve Kipner, to record their second CD of adult oriented tunes called 'Shelf Life'. Since then, Peter has produced, wrote and played on two solo cds for Ronn Moss from Player. Peter is now working on his second solo cd, getting Player back out on tour, and still continues to write for movies and other recording artists. His accomplishments are numerous, and his simplicity to continue to write songs that move the heart and soul is a special gift that he shares with the world. Peter is the key to what music has lost in purity of words and melodies. I can't think of a more talented musician to be inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame. Check out Peter Beckett's music history at his Official Website: www.peterbeckett-player.com, proof that Peter Beckett is one of the greatest musicians that deserves to be honored in the Rock Hall Of Fame.





Patricia Myers