{"id":4166,"date":"2014-12-16T15:27:40","date_gmt":"2014-12-16T20:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefest.com\/?page_id=4166"},"modified":"2016-07-21T11:06:10","modified_gmt":"2016-07-21T16:06:10","slug":"peter-asher-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thefest.com\/asher","title":{"rendered":"Peter Asher NY 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

A titan in the music industry, Peter Asher was one half of Peter and Gordon, who scored their first #1 hit with the Lennon\/McCartney tune A World Without Love<\/em> in 1964. Along with that smash, Asher and band-mate Gordon Waller had hits with songs such as I Go To Pieces<\/em> and Nobody I Know<\/em>. Peter went on to work as head of A & R at Apple Records, where he signed James Taylor. He went on to manage and\/or produce Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Carole King, Ringo, Bonnie Raitt, Diana Ross, and many others.<\/p>\n

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At the Fest, Peter will be joined by Albert Lee<\/strong>\u00a0for special concerts! Part 1 of the concert will take place on Saturday and Part 2 will be on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Peter will also be Guest heading the Musician\u2019s Forum on Sunday. He will also be interview Klaus on stage at one of his two talks. <\/p>\n

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FESTS ATTENDED:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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2006 – New York Metro, Chicago
\n2007 – Las Vegas
\n2011 – Chicago
\n2012 – New York Metro
\n2014 – New York City, Los Angeles
\n2016 – New York Metro<\/p>\n

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OFFICIAL FEST VIDEOS:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Performing “True Love Ways” during a tribute to Gordon Waller at the 2014 Los Angeles Fest –<\/p>\n