January Blues Festival: Robben Ford, London

Peter Gabriel biography

Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and activist. He rose to fame as the original lead singer of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving Genesis in 1975, he launched a successful solo career with "Solsbury Hill" as his first single. His fifth studio album, So (1986), is his best-selling release and is certified triple platinum in the UK and five times platinum in the US. The album's most successful single, "Sledgehammer", won a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards and, according to a report in 2011, it was MTV's most played music video of all time. Studio albums Peter Gabriel (1977; known as Peter Gabriel 1 and Car) Peter Gabriel (1978; known as Peter Gabriel 2 and Scratch) Peter Gabriel (1980; known as Peter Gabriel 3 and Melt) Peter Gabriel (1982; known as Peter Gabriel 4 and Security) So (1986) Us (1992) Up (2002) Scratch My Back (2010) New Blood (2011) i/o (2023)

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