Peter Frame (born 10 November 1942 in

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, England) is an

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and

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of rock music. He has produced outlines of the history of rock bands for various magazines, such as '' Sounds'', '' NME'', ''

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''. In 1969, Frame founded the English

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''. He was its editor,Taylor, Pete (1985) ''Popular Music Since 1955: A Critical Guide to the Literature'', Mansell Publishing, , p. 17 from its beginning until February 1973, and again from March 1976 until July 1977. He was also an A&R man for B&C Charisma Records, and the manager of Starry Eyed and Laughing. Five volumes of his ''Rock Family Trees'' have been published; the first two were joined as ''The Complete Rock Family Trees''. He is also author of ''Rockin' Around Britain''. In October 2007, his 500-page book, ''The Restless Generation - How rock music changed the face of 1950s Britain'', was published by Rogan House.

Television series

The ''Rock Family Trees'' books were used as the basis for the

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series ''Rock Family Trees'' in the 1990s, narrated by

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Series one

*''The Fleetwood Mac story'' - broadcast 24 June 1995. Featuring the formation and spin offs of

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. *''The Birmingham Beat'' - broadcast 1 July 1995. Featuring

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The Move The Move were a British rock band of the late 1960s and the early 1970s. They scored nine top 20 UK singles in five years, but were among the most popular British bands not to find any real success in the United States. For most of their car ...

and

Electric Light Orchestra The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1970 by songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood with drummer Bev Bevan. Their music is characterised by a fusion of pop, classical ...

*''Deep Purple people'' - broadcast 8 July 1995. Featuring the formation and spin offs of Deep Purple. *''New York Punk'' - broadcast 22 July 1995. Featuring

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, Blondie,

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Talking Heads Talking Heads were an American rock band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991.Talkin ...

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and

Patti Smith Patricia Lee Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter and author who became an influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album ''Horses''. Called the "punk poet ...

. *''The British R'n'B boom'' - broadcast 29 July 1995. featuring

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, Graham Bond Organisation.

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and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. *''The new Merseybeat'' - broadcast 5 August 1995. Featuring Echo & The Bunnymen, Teardrop Explodes, Big in Japan,

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, OMD and

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Series two

*''California Dreamin' '' - broadcast 4 September 1998. Featuring American

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of the 1960s including

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, The Mamas and Papas and

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. *''Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath'' - broadcast 11 September 1998. Featuring the formation and spin offs of

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. *''The Mersey Sound'' - broadcast 18 September 1998. Featuring

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acts

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and

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. *''Banshees and other creatures'' - broadcast 25 September 1998. Featuring bands to evolve from the English Punk scene including

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and

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. *''The Prog rock years'' - broadcast 2 October 1998. Featuring Yes, Emerson, Lake and Palmer and

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. *''And God created Manchester'' - broadcast 9 October 1998. Featuring The Buzzcocks,

Joy Division Joy Division were an English rock band formed in Salford in 1976. The group consisted of vocalist Ian Curtis, guitarist/keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris. Sumner and Hook formed the band after att ...

, New Order and

Happy Mondays Happy Mondays are an English rock band formed in Salford in 1980. The original line-up was Shaun Ryder (vocals), his brother Paul Ryder (bass), Gary Whelan (drums), Paul Davis (keyboard), and Mark Day (guitar). Mark "Bez" Berry later joine ...

Bibliography

*''The Complete Rock Family Trees''. Omnibus Press 1993. *''The Beatles and Some Other Guys''. Omnibus Press 1997. *''More Rock Family Trees''. Omnibus Press 1998. *''Rockin' Around Britain''. Omnibus Press 1999. *''The Restless Generation''. Rogan House 2007. *''Even More Rock Family Trees''. Omnibus Press 2011.

References

External links

Official Home of Rock Family Trees

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''The Restless Generation : How Rock Music Changed the Face of 1950s Britain''
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