Wednesday, 18 January 2012

PETER ASHER HAS BEEN IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME

Since the 1960s, Peter Asher been nearly everywhere.

-John Lennon and Paul McCartney played their just-penned "I Want to Hold Your Hand" for him on his parents' piano.

-He introduced Lennon to Yoko Ono and Mick Jagger to Marianne Faithful.

-He discovered, produced and managed James Taylor.

-He won the Grammy for producer of the year in 1977 (for records by Linda Ronstadt and Taylor) and in '89 (for Cher and 10,000 Maniacs).

-In the '90s and '00s, he produced albums by Neil Diamond, Randy Newman, Diana Ross and Morrissey, and managed Courtney Love and Clay Aiken.

-Oh, yeah, he also landed at No. 1 on the pop charts in 1964 with "World Without Love" as half of Peter and Gordon.

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