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Formed between 1969 and 1970, Warhorse released their first LP of the same name which did moderately well, although by this time, Peck was becoming disillusioned with the limitations of rock music and the constant travelling. After some fractious confrontations with the others, he departed. There was
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in Old Compton Street and was offered a residency which he turned down due to his reluctance to sign any contracts with owner Tom Littlewood. After a later spell in northern England playing with a
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who toured Switzerland with Peck and Little backing singer David Garrick. Before this, Peck, Lord, Simper and Little had taken part in a 'package tour' with the U.S. band
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He began playing semi-professional when still at school and was soon working the big London hotels with the Rudi Rome Orchestra. He also played at the famous
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Sound which consisted of anything between ten and eighteen personnel with a full scale horn section led by baritone sax player Roger Warwick and toured
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Link written by Giselle Rawlins with photo of live TV show - Peck on the left, Little doing a drum solo, Simper facing the camera, and Lord far right
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website). Thereafter, Poole replaced Pete Phillipps on drums and the trio secretly rehearsed with Wilson and Holt for what was to become
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guitarist. In his later years, he took a university degree to become a college lecturer specialising in English and Russian history.
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in Germany with his band the Pressmen. The Freddie Mack Sound was so popular on the road that people would be turned away at some
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of some repute. The connection helped to get them a regular residency at English boxer Billy Walker's Uppercut Club in
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in writing some of the material. However, Wakeman suddenly left and his place was taken by Frank Wilson.
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amongst others. Typically, he insisted on using his simple 30 watt Vox amplifier miked-up through
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The interconnections of various musicians taken from the Deep Purple Family Tree website
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for subsequent recording sessions. Simper was then temporarily replaced by former
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In the meantime, Peck was earning a living from session work and touring with
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Photos of Peck, Carlo Little, Nick Simper, and Bille Davis in Germany in 1967
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Following a myriad of aforementioned backing work, Peck was then invited by
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to join Every Which Way, a short-lived band prior to Cartwright and
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external links, and converting useful links where appropriate into
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was brought in as a singer whilst Peck and Simper discovered
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one final attempt at a new band with rehearsals at drummer
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University/college 1986 onwards, BA (Hons), Cert Ed, LRAM
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Following this, he was asked to join a project band by
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Ged Peck in 2009
West Hendon
Rock (up to 1971)
Classical
Jazz
Lecturer
Gibson
Gibson
Gibson
Ibanez
Fender Stratocaster
Fender Telecaster
Hofner HCT-J17
Epiphone
Washburn
Ibanez
Hagström
José Ramírez
Paul Fischer
Dante Longaretti
Mercury Records
Pye
Vertigo Records
EMI
Angel Air Records

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