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Peter Hammill

Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill (born 5 November 1948) is an English musician and recording artist. He was a founder member of the progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. Best known as a singer-songwriter, he also plays guitar and piano and produces his own recordings and occasionally those of other artists. In 2012, he was recognised with the…

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Born
Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill (1948-11-05) 5 November 1948 (age 77) Ealing, London, England
Genres
Progressive rock
Instruments
Vocals · guitar · keyboards
Labels
Charisma · S-Type · Virgin · Naive · Foundry
Member of
Van der Graaf Generator
Occupations
Singer · songwriter · record producer

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related to Live performances · 17
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related to Early life · 10
Peter Hammill → Beaumont College, Derby, Ealing, Hammill, He, Liberal Studies, Manchester University, Pakistan, Science, West London
Labels · 7
Peter Hammill → Charisma, Enigma, Fie!, Foundry, Naive, S-Type, Virgin
related to External links · 5
Peter Hammill → Discogs, IMDbSofa Sound, Innerviews, Peter HammillPeter Hammill, Peterhammill
Instruments · 3
Peter Hammill → guitar, keyboards, Vocals
Occupations · 3
Peter Hammill → record producer, Singer, songwriter
Born · 1
Peter Hammill → Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill (1948-11-05) 5 November 1948 (age 77) Ealing, London, England
Genres · 1
Peter Hammill → Progressive rock

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Peter HammillBornPeter Joseph Andrew Hammill (1948-11-05) 5 November 1948 (age 77) Ealing, London, England1.00infobox
Peter HammillGenresProgressive rock1.00infobox
Peter HammillInstrumentsVocals1.00infobox
Peter HammillInstrumentsguitar1.00infobox
Peter HammillInstrumentskeyboards1.00infobox
Peter HammillLabelsCharisma1.00infobox
Peter HammillLabelsS-Type1.00infobox
Peter HammillLabelsVirgin1.00infobox
Peter HammillLabelsNaive1.00infobox
Peter HammillLabelsFoundry1.00infobox
Peter HammillLabelsEnigma1.00infobox
Peter HammillLabelsFie!1.00infobox
Peter HammillMember ofVan der Graaf Generator1.00infobox
Peter HammillOccupationsSinger1.00infobox
Peter HammillOccupationssongwriter1.00infobox
Peter HammillOccupationsrecord producer1.00infobox
Peter HammillOriginManchester, England1.00infobox
Peter HammillSpouseHilary1.00infobox
Peter HammillWebsitesofasound.com1.00infobox
Peter HammillWorksDiscography1.00infobox
Peter HammillYears active1968–present1.00infobox

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