Pete Haycock

Quick Facts

Full Name	Pete Haycock
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Mar 4, 1951(1951-03-04)
Age	73
Date Of Death	2013-10-30
Birthplace	Stafford
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Pisces

Pete Haycock Biography

Pete Haycock is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on March 4, 1951 in Stafford, England, United Kingdom. The lead guitarist and founder of the Climax Blues Band who went on to score films such as K2 as well as Drop Zone.

He composed the soundtracks for various He did the soundtracks for several Hans Zimmer films. films.

During the early 1970s, the Climax Blues Band went through a few personnel changes, before arriving at their most stable, creative, and successful line- up, which consisted of Haycock, Cooper, Holt (switched to bass guitar), and John Cuffley (drums). In 1976, the line-up with keyboardist Richard Jones wrote the band’s biggest hit “Couldn’t Get It Right”. The song included the vocal harmonies of Haycock and Holt, behind Cooper’s lead. Haycock, an underrated vocalist, sang lead on several of the band’s tracks, particularly on the Sense of Direction (1974), Stamp Album (1975), Gold Plated (1976), Shine On (1978), and Flying The Flag (1980). albums. The band with the core line-up of Haycock, Cooper, Holt, and John Cuffley toured heavily in the 1970s and 1980s. During much of this period, Haycock played concerts with his rare trademark instrument, a gold-plated Veleno guitar, which was also on the cover of the album Gold Plated.

Holt and Cuffley left in 1983. Haycock and Cooper went their separate ways after their final Climax Blues Band album together, 1983’s Sample and Hold.

He was raised in Stafford within Staffordshire, England.

Pete Haycock Net Worth

Pete Haycock is one of the richest Guitarist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Pete Haycock 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At school , he attempted to be a part of the class for recorders but the teacher said that he was not in a position to keep pace with.

He sang the well-known Thunderbird theme tune for the movie Thelma & Louise.

Peter John Haycock (4 March 1951 – 30 October 2013) was an English musician and film score composer. He began his career as lead guitarist, vocalist, and founding member of the Climax Blues Band.

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In 2005, Haycock supplied all the music for the Hollister Independence Motorcycle Rally DVD charity project, for producer Jeff Byler, with proceeds benefiting Emmaus House, a shelter for battered women and children. When the DVD’s producer suggested a follow-up soundtrack to the project, Haycock went back into the studio to complete the album that became Bikers’ Dozen, which featured a vocal performance by John Fiddler (Medicine Head).

Facts & Trivia

Pete Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Pete Haycock celebrates birthday on March 4 of every year.

Though another group of musicians, which at one time was led by late former bandmate Colin Cooper, is currently calling themselves “Climax Blues Band”, their lineup does not consist of any founding members, and has not found the commercial success or following that the original, “true” Climax Blues Band enjoyed during Haycock’s years with the band. Cooper died in 2008.

What happened to the Climax Blues Band?

Cooper was replaced by singer and saxophone and harmonica player Johnny Pugh, who retired in 2012, and was replaced in turn by vocalist Graham Dee and saxophone player Chris Aldridge. Pete Haycock died on 30 October 2013, at age

62. Currently, the band continues to tour without any remaining original members.

Who played guitar on Thelma Louise?

Haycock made the most of his slide guitar prowess with his superb contribution to “Thunderbird”, the theme music for Ridley Scott’s Thelma & Louise (1991), as well as the soundtracks to K2 (Franc Roddam, 1991), Toys (Barry Levinson, 1992), Drop Zone (John Badham, 1994) and The Dilemma (Ron Howard, 2011).

Who's the lead singer of the Climax Blues Band?

Colin Cooper , who has died from cancer aged 69, was the founder and leader of the Climax Blues Band, the history of which covered four decades from 1968.

Who was the lead singer of climax?

Sonny Geraci

Who sang at the bar in Thelma and Louise?

Thelma & Louise (1991) – Charlie Sexton as Singer in Bar Band – IMDb.