1950 — Peter Frampton born on April 22 in Beckenham, England.

        1958 — Makes performance debut at a variety show, where the 8-year-old accompanies himself on guitar, singing songs by Cliff Richard and Adam Faith.

        1966 — Joins the Herd.

        1967 — Herd hits the British Top 10 with “From the Underworld.”

        1968 — Picked “The Face of 1968” by British pop magazines.

        1969 — Forms Humble Pie with singer Steve Marriott.

        1970 — Plays guitar on George Harrison's All Things Must Pass.

        1971 — Quits Humble Pie for solo career.

        1972 — Signs with A&M Records and records Wind of Change, which peaks at No. 177 on the charts.

        1973 — Frampton's Camel released.

        1974 — Somethin's Happening released.

        1975 — Frampton released.

        1976 — Frampton Comes Alive!, released 12 days before his 26th birthday, tops U.S. charts for 10 weeks, eventually selling 18 million copies here and a total of 25 million worldwide. In June, he sells out Philadelphia's 100,000-plus capacity JFK Stadium on a bill with Yes and Gary Wright. It remains one of just three sell-outs there (Bruce Springsteen and the Rolling Stones are the other two).

        1977 — I'm In You released; prerelease order of 3 million copies.

        1978 — Sustains broken arm and ribs in car crash in the Bahamas; Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, in which he co-stars with the Bee Gees and George Burns, flops.

        1979 — Where I Should Be released.

        1981 — Making up for lost time, he puts out Breaking All the Rules and The Art of Control.

        1986 — Premonition, which abandons guitar heroics for synth-pop, fails to dent the charts.

        1987 — Tours as lead guitarist for school chum David Bowie's “Glass Spiders” tour.

        1991 — Mr. Frampton's old Humble Pie partner, Steve Marriott, dies in a fire at his English country home, halting a planned reunion album and tour.

        1992 — Shine On, a two-CD Frampton retrospective, is released.

        1995 — Frampton Comes Alive II is released.

        1996 — Marries Tina Elfers at the Cincinnati Club (Jan. 13); makes an animated appearance in the classic “Homerpalooza” episode of The Simpsons (May 19).

        1999 — Records Live in Detroit; closes the big Saturday night show of Pepsi Jammin' on Main.

        2000 — Live in Detroit released; four early albums reissued on CD; moves to Cincinnati from Nashville.

        2001 — Releases expanded 25th anniversary edition of Frampton Comes Alive; nominated for best rock instrumental Grammy; by mayoral proclamation, April 22 declared “Baby We Love Your Way Day” in Cincinnati.

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