Kevin Peek

born in 1946 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

died on 11/2/2013 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Kevin Peek

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Kevin Peek (21 December 1946  11 February 2013)[1][2] was an Australian guitarist, playing both rock and classical music, best known for his work with the progressive rock band Sky.

He was born in Adelaide, South Australia,[3] and initially played classical percussion in the Adelaide Conservatorium of Music, before teaching himself the guitar. In 1967 Peek formed a Psychedelic pop, progressive rock group, James Taylor Move but left by May 1968, moving to London. He returned to Adelaide, Australia, to join a newly formed rock band Quatro which, despite a contract from England's Decca Records, proved artistically unsuccessful. For a time, following their move to London, he and his fellow Adelaide-born bandmatesguitarist Terry Britten, bassist Alan Tarney, and drummer Trevor Spencermade their livings as session musicians together, playing with everyone from the New Seekers and Mary Hopkin (Earth Song, Ocean Song) to Cliff Richard, whose regular backing band they became on stage and on record during the 1970s. Peek also worked with Manfred Mann, Lulu, Tom Jones, Jeff Wayne (War of the Worlds), and Shirley Bassey, among others.[4] He wrote the theme music for the internationally-broadcast "Singapore Girl" television advertisements for Singapore Airlines.[5]

In 1979, he joined the jazz/progressive rock quintet Sky. In association with classical guitarist John Williams, keyboardist Francis Monkman, bassist Herbie Flowers, and drummer Tristan Fry, Peek played on seven studio albums with the band, before departing in 1985.[3] Peek recorded three albumsGuitar Junction, Awakening, and Life & Other Gamesbut achieved greater prominence through his work with Sky and his session work with Olivia Newton-John, Kiki Dee, Sally Oldfield, the Alan Parsons Project, and the London Symphony Orchestra (in association with Francis Monkman on their Symphonic Rock: British Invasion releases). He also played on various soundtracks, including Monkman's music for The Long Good Friday.

Following a failed business venture and bankruptcy,[6] in 2010 he was prosecuted in Perth, Western Australia on two counts of making a false statement to deceive or defraud.[7] A full trial was originally scheduled for 2011,[8] later adjourned until 2012 [9] and ultimately never took place.

Peek died of a melanoma in a Perth hospice on February 11, 2013, aged 66 years.[10]

References

  1. LIVES OF HELL: Saudi princesses tell 'we are hostages'.
  2. VVN Music: Passings: Kevin Peek of Sky (1946 - 2013). Vintagevinylnews.com (2010-03-17). Retrieved on 2013-02-18.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Richard Silwa. Sky - The Band - Kevin Peek. Retrieved on March 25, 2013.
  4. Bruce Eder. Kevin Peek - Music Biography. AllMusic. Retrieved on 12 December 2012.
  5. http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/small-funeral-for-disgraced-sky-guitarist-kevin-peek/story-e6frg13u-1226580649832
  6. Neale Prior, Sky was the limit: Peek has a second crack at bankruptcy, Sydney Morning Herald, 30 March 2002. URL accessed on 12 December 2012.
  7. Cordingley, Glenn (2010-07-29). Former rock star Kevin Peek faces Perth Court. Perth Now. Retrieved on 2013-02-18.
  8. Mark Russell, Pop star to stand trial over fraud, The Age, 2011-10-30. URL accessed on 2013-02-18.
  9. "Former rock guitarist Kevin Peek to fight $8 million fraud charges" - article by Phil Hickey in Perth Now, 2 November 2011.
  10. Rania Spooner, Kevin Peek | death, The Age, 2013-01-25. URL accessed on 2013-02-18.
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