Peter Hook
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | 68 |
| Date of birth | February 13,1956 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Broughton |
| Salford | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Music groups | New Order |
| Albums | Technique |
| Power, Corruption & Lies | |
| Republic | |
| Job | Disc jockey |
| Bassist | |
| Singer | |
| Entrepreneur | |
| Author | |
| Songwriter | |
| Record producer | |
| Composer | |
| Multi-instrumentalist | |
| Books | Substance: Inside New Order |
| Joy Division | |
| Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division | |
| The Hacienda: How Not to Run a Club | |
| Coaching and Reflecting | |
| Behaviour Management Pocketbook: 2nd Edition | |
| Sprats 'n' Spray | |
| Creative Pastoral Care in Secondary Schools: Effective Inclusion for Difficult Pupils | |
| Getting Back to Business Basics | |
| Movies/Shows | Upside Down: The Creation Records Story |
| Inside the Smiths | |
| A Factory Night: Once Again | |
| Joy Division | |
| Groups | New Order |
| Spouse | Caroline Aherne |
| Becky Jones | |
| Children | Jack Hook |
| Jessica Hook | |
| Heather Hook | |
| Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
| Upcoming events | Le Bikini |
| Songs | SongsBlue Monday '88 DubPumped Full of Drugs · 1986 Love Will Tear Us ApartCloser · 1980 Bizarre Love TriangleBrotherhood · 1986 View 25+ more |
| List | Blue Monday '88 DubPumped Full of Drugs · 1986 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 430857 |
Peter Hook Life story
Peter Hook is an English musician, best known as the bassist and co-founder of the rock bands Joy Division and New Order. Hook often used the bass as a lead instrument, playing melodies on the high strings with a signature heavy chorus effect.
Andy Rourke: The Smiths bassist dies aged 59
... The musician also played as part of a supergroup called Freebass with two other Mancunian bass players, Gary " Mani" Mounfield from the Stone Roses and Peter Hook from New Order...
Madchester: Woman surprises photographer who took 1991 shot
... He included it in his book about the scene, titled Madchester Years 1989-91, along with images of everyone from Factory Records impresario Anthony Wilson and New Order s then-bass player Peter Hook to Coogan, Aherne and possibly the scene s most recognisable member, Happy Mondays dancer Bez...
Joy Division: Photographer Kevin Cummins on capturing the post-punk icons
... " The book also contains interviews with the living members of the group - Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and Stephen Morris - who discuss their music before Joy Division morphed into New Order following Curtis s death...
How World in Motion England ushered's leap from the dark ages
... We were caning it, bassist Peter Hook announces jocularly as he recalls the frenzied recording session for the England team s official world Cup anthem...
Andy Rourke: The Smiths bassist dies aged 59
By Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporter
Andy Rourke, the bassist for Rock Band The Smiths , has died aged 59, The Band has announced.
Guitarist Johnny Marr confirmed " with deep sadness" that Rourke died after a long battle with pancreatic Cancer .
Marr said: " Andy will be remembered as a kind and beautiful soul by those Who Knew him and as a supremely gifted musician by music fans.
" We request privacy at this sad time, " he added.
Rourke played on The Smiths ' most famous songs including This Charming Man and There Is a Light That Never Goes Out, as well as solo singles for singer Morrissey after The Group broke up.
The musician also played as part of a supergroup called Freebass with two other Mancunian bass players, Gary " Mani" Mounfield from The Stone Roses and Peter Hook from New Order .
Across his decades-long career, Rourke recorded with The Pretenders , Killing Joke , Badly Drawn Boy, Aziz Ibrahim (formerly of The Stone Roses), and former Oasis guitarist Bonehead as Moondog One, A Band which also included Mike Joyce and Craig Gannon .
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