Peter Asher

Date of Birth

22 June 1944, London, England, UK

Brother of actress Jane Asher and Clare Asher.

Was a member, with Gordon Waller, of the singing duo, Peter and Gordon, whose hit songs included their number 1 hit: "World Without Love", written for them by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

Brother-in-law of Gerald Scarfe.

Other hits for the duo were: "Go To Pieces", "Losing You", "I Don't Want To See You Again", "Woman", folk classic "500 Miles" and "Lady Godiva". These last two were performed by them on "The Milton Berle Show" (1966) (1966-67) shortly before they broke up.

Peter and Gordon reunited in 2005 for a tribute to Mike Smith of The Dave Clark Five. They went on to play concerts around the world. Their last big performance was in August 2008.

Gordon Waller

Date of Birth

4 June 1945, Braemar, Grampian, Scotland, UK

Date of Death

17 July 2009, Norwich, Connecticut, U

Was a member of the singing duo, Peter and Gordon, whose hit songs included number 1 hit: "World Without Love", written for them by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

As the younger member of 1960s British duo Peter and Gordon, their rendition of "A World Without Love" became the first Lennon-McCartney composition - not recorded by The Beatles - to reach number one on the charts (June 1964). Another Lennon-McCartney song, "Nobody I Know", followed soon after. Their 1966 hit release "Woman" was written by Paul McCartney under the pseudonym, "Bernard Webb", as McCartney was eager to see if he could score a hit song without the Lennon-McCartney names attached.

They reunited in 2005 for a tribute to Mike Smith of the The Dave Clark Five. They went on to play concerts around the world. Their last big performance together took place in August 2008 before 17,000 fans. They were joined onstage by longtime friend Joan Baez.

After Peter and Gordon disbanded in 1968, Waller had a solo career. He played the role of "The Pharaoh" in the London production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat". He also ran a music-publishing concern.

Waller met Peter Asher when they were attending school in London. They broke the school's 9 pm curfew by climbing over its 12-foot wall to play at coffee-houses and nightclubs.

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