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Pete Rock

Pete Rock (Peter Phillips), Mount Vernon, New York hip-hop producer and DJ, half of Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth; made Mecca and the Soul Brother (1992) and T.R.O.Y., produced Nas' The World Is Yours, known for SP-1200 sampling.

Pete Rock & CL Smooth

Pete Rock & CL Smooth are an American hip hop duo from Mount Vernon, New York, known for the 1992 single "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)".

Pete Scobell

Pete Scobell, also credited as Peter Scobell, is an American country-Americana singer-songwriter and retired Navy SEAL lieutenant. Known for "Hearts I Leave Behind" with Wynonna Judd, the EP Unfinished Business (2014), and the album Walkin a Wire (2015).

Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger (1919-2014), American folk singer, banjo player, and activist of the Almanac Singers and the Weavers; wrote "If I Had a Hammer" and "Turn! Turn! Turn!", spread "We Shall Overcome", was blacklisted after his 1955 HUAC testimony, and founded Clearwater to clean the Hudson River.

Pete Shelley

Pete Shelley (Peter Campbell McNeish, 1955-2018) was the English co-founder, lead singer, and songwriter of punk band Buzzcocks and, as a solo synth-pop artist, the BBC-banned hitmaker of "Homosapien".

Pete Tong

Pete Tong, British DJ and BBC Radio 1 broadcaster since 1991, host of Essential Selection and Essential Mix (first broadcast 30 October 1993), founder of FFRR, and creator of the orchestral Ibiza Classics project with Jules Buckley and the Heritage Orchestra.

Pete Townshend

Pete Townshend, born 1945 in Chiswick, London, is The Who's guitarist and principal songwriter, creator of Tommy, Quadrophenia, and Lifehouse (which became Who's Next), known for windmill strumming and guitar smashing, and a solo artist and author.

Pete Waterman

Pete Waterman (Peter Alan Waterman, born 1947, Coventry) is an English producer, DJ, and TV presenter, one third of Stock Aitken Waterman, founder of PWL, with 22 UK number ones, over 500 million records sold, and an OBE.

Pete Waterman Entertainment

Pete Waterman Entertainment, best known by its original name PWL (Pete Waterman Limited), is a British record label and production company founded by Pete Waterman in 1984.

Pete Wentz

Pete Wentz (Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz) is the American bassist and primary lyricist of Chicago pop-punk band Fall Out Boy, founder of Decaydance/DCD2 Records and Clandestine Industries, and author of the novel Gray.

Pete Willis

Pete Willis (Peter Andrew Willis, born 1960, Sheffield) is an English guitarist, founding member and rhythm guitarist of Def Leppard 1977–1982, co-writer of "Photograph", fired during Pyromania sessions, later of Gogmagog and Roadhouse.

Pete Yorn

Pete Yorn, legal name Peter Joseph Yorn, is an American singer-songwriter from New Jersey whose gold-selling debut, musicforthemorningafter (2001), launched a career of ten studio albums, including a duets record with Scarlett Johansson.

Peter Allen (musician)

Peter Allen (Peter Richard Woolnough, 1944–1992) was an Australian singer-songwriter and entertainer, Oscar winner for "Arthur's Theme", writer of "I Still Call Australia Home", and husband of Liza Minnelli.

Peter and Gordon

Peter and Gordon: British Invasion pop duo of Peter Asher and Gordon Waller, formed via Westminster School. Their 1964 hit "A World Without Love", given by Paul McCartney, topped US and UK charts; hits ran 1964-1968 before a 2005-2009 reunion.

Peter and the Wolf

Peter and the Wolf (Петя и волк), Prokofiev's 1936 symphonic fairy tale Op. 67, commissioned by Natalia Sats for the Moscow Children's Theatre, assigns each story character a distinct orchestral instrument to teach children the orchestra.

Peter Andre

Peter Andre (Peter James Andrea, born 1973, Harrow, London) is a British-Australian Greek-Cypriot pop singer and TV personality known for Mysterious Girl, Flava, and I Feel You, his 1998 breakdown, and his 2004 I'm a Celebrity comeback with Katie Price.

Peter Asher

Peter Asher (born 1944, London) is a British musician, producer, and manager: half of Peter & Gordon, head of A&R at Apple Records, and producer/manager for James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt.

Peter Bjorn and John

Peter Bjorn and John, Swedish indie pop trio formed in Stockholm in 1999 (Peter Morén, Björn Yttling, John Eriksson), broke through with the 2006 album Writer's Block and the whistling single Young Folks; nine studio albums through Endless Dream (2020).

Peter Buck

Peter Lawrence Buck (born 1956, Berkeley, California), R.E.M. co-founder and guitarist known for jangly Rickenbacker arpeggios; later solo albums, Tuatara, the Minus 5, Filthy Friends, and production work.

Peter Buffett

Peter Buffett (born 1958, Omaha) is an American Emmy-winning composer, author, and philanthropist, youngest son of Warren Buffett; scored Dances with Wolves' Fire Dance and 500 Nations, wrote Life Is What You Make It, and co-leads the NoVo Foundation, distinct from Jimmy Buffett.

Peter Cetera

Peter Cetera (Peter Paul Cetera), born 1944 in Chicago, is a singer, bassist, and songwriter, former frontman of the band Chicago and solo adult contemporary artist known for "Glory of Love" and "If You Leave Me Now."

Peter Criss

Peter Criss, born Peter George John Criscuola in Brooklyn, New York, in 1945, is an American drummer and singer-songwriter, a founding member of Kiss whose "Beth" reached number 7.

Peter Criss (2025 album)

Peter Criss (2025) is the sixth solo album by Kiss co-founder drummer Peter Criss, released December 19, 2025 on Silvercat/Flatiron; 11 rock tracks with John 5, Billy Sheehan, Paul Shaffer, and Mike McLaughlin, reviving recordings started around 2008.

Peter Erskine

Peter Erskine, born 1954 in Somers Point, New Jersey, is an American jazz drummer, Kenton and Weather Report alumnus (five albums, Grammy for 8:30), Steps Ahead and ECM recording artist, two-time Grammy winner, USC professor, and Fuzzy Music label owner.

Peter Fox

Peter Fox is the stage name of Pierre Baigorry, a German reggae and hip-hop musician from Berlin and a member of the band Seeed, co-founded in 1998.

Peter Frampton

Peter Frampton (born 1950, Beckenham, England), English rock guitarist of the Herd and Humble Pie, whose 1976 live album Frampton Comes Alive! sold over 10 million copies and popularized the talk box; 2007 Grammy winner and 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee.

Peter Furler

Peter Furler (born 1966) is an Australian Christian rock singer, songwriter, and producer, co-founder and 1997-2009 frontman of Newsboys, Inpop Records co-founder, and solo artist behind On Fire (2011) and Sun and Shield (2014), with over 7 million albums sold.

Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel (born 1950), English singer-songwriter, original lead singer of Genesis, then solo artist behind So and Sledgehammer; founder of WOMAD, Real World, and human rights organization WITNESS; Polar Music Prize 2009 laureate.

Peter Gabriel (1977 album)

Peter Gabriel (nicknamed Car) is Peter Gabriel's debut solo album, released 25 February 1977 after he left Genesis, produced by Bob Ezrin in Toronto and London, featuring Solsbury Hill, reaching UK number 7.

Peter Gabriel (1978 album)

Peter Gabriel (1978), nicknamed Scratch, is Peter Gabriel's second solo album, produced by Robert Fripp, recorded in the Netherlands and New York, released June 1978 on Charisma.