Gordon Waller, of the British rock duo, Peter and Gordon, died today in Connecticut. He was 64.
Peter and Gordon had several top ten hits in the 60s starting with "A World Without Love", written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The two Beatles also wrote "Nobody I Know" and "I Don't Want To See You Again" McCartney, under the pseudonym Bernard Webb wrote their hit "Woman". The string of chart-toppers ended with the song Lady Godiva.
After the group broke up, Peter (Asher) went on to produce records by Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, Cher and Diana Ross. Interestingly, Peter was the inspiration for the look adopted by Mike Myers for his Austin Powers role.
August 2005, Peter and Gordon reunited onstage for the first time in over 30 years, as part of two tribute concerts for Mike Smith of the Dave Clark Five in New York City. This was followed by more complete concerts at The Festival for Beatles Fans (formerly Beatlefest) conventions beginning the following year. Paul McCartney heard about the reunion shows, and sent a message to them congratulating them for deciding to reunite
An announcement on the Peter and Gordon MySpace page says: “We are deeply saddened to report that...Gordon Waller went into cardiac arrest and was taken to the emergency room. Despite intensive efforts on his behalf by hospital personnel, Gordon passed away...Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.”
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