Pete Kircher

Peter Kircher ( born January 21, 1948 in Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom) is a British drummer who was active in the 1960s to the 1980s. As a member of Status Quo in 1985, he opened the Live Aid concert.

1960s

Kircher played in 1966 in the group The Loving Kind, was one of the first also the guitarist Noel Redding (later bassist of the Jimi Hendrix Experience). After three singles the band were without success, the group fell apart. Kircher has been active as a songwriter, including jointly with Pete Dello and Ray Cane.

From this connection was created in 1967, the group Honeybus. Until 1970 published Honeybus several singles and an album. With I Can not Let Maggie Go they succeeded a hit. After the group split up to get end of 1971 together again. Since they could no longer connect to the commercial success, there were 1973 on the final resolution.

1970s

Kircher's next musical stop was the band Shanghai, which was founded in 1974 by Mick Green ( ex - Johnny Kidd & The Pirates). Shanghai released several singles and albums, and played in 1976 as the opening act for Status Quo before they broke up in late 1976. During the joint tour friendships were formed with the members of Status Quo, which meant that Mick Green in the episode several pieces written with Status Quo's bassist Alan Lancaster. Pete Kircher, in turn, was asked by Quo's lead singer and guitarists Francis Rossi to accompany supported by him recordings of John DuCann (ex - Atomic Rooster ) on drums. On these recordings Andy Bown (keyboards) was involved, which is why a re-release of the recordings later appeared under the title John DuCann & Status Quo.

After these recordings Kircher worked as a session musician before he 1978/1979 the band LEX joined, having previously been under the name Liverpool Express some success. Later Kircher worked with Ian Broudie. The loose project evolved into the band The Original Mirrors that without the desired success was despite several record releases. Broudie again later managed with The Lightning Seeds breakthrough.

1980s

Kircher returned again back to session work. End of 1981 he received the news that the status quo in the short term sought a successor for the retiring John Coghlan. Kircher supported the band during the recording of the album 1 9 8 2 and was later presented as a new member of the band. With the album Kircher scored a number 1 hit in the UK. Also on the albums back to back and Live at the NEC (recorded in the presence of Prince Charles) he can be heard as a member of Status Quo.

His last appearance with the status quo he had on 13 July 1985, when the band Rockin ' All Over the World opened the Live Aid concert. Following the concert, Status Quo broke up briefly, the start-up of the band in 1986 was made without Pete Kircher.

After leaving the status quo Kircher has largely withdrawn from public life. In 2003, however, he appeared as part of an oldie Dutch television once more with Honeybus.

Swell

  • David J. Oxley: Rockers Rollin ' - The Story of the status quo. S.T. Publishing, 1999, ISBN 1-898927-80-4
  • Drummer
  • Rock musician
  • Status quo
  • Briton
  • Born in 1948
  • Man
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