“the exuberant Mr. Asher knew anyone who rocked and everyone who mattered” – The Wall Street Journal
We first came to know him through the global smash “World Without Love” as one half of the British Invasion duo Peter & Gordon. He returns, having recently been named a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. Here, the two-time Grammy winner for Producer of the Year hosts this multimedia stage experience.
Peter Asher moved effortlessly from his role with Peter & Gordon to Music Executive with the Beatles’ Apple Records. Then, he famously- (as in cover of Rolling Stone magazine level famous)- stepped into the Producer and Manager roles. There, he handled the careers of James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt and a host of others. Books abound, documentaries with half-truths (and worse) are all too common. Finally, Mr. Asher tells first-hand his tales from the eye of the cultural hurricane in this intimate evening.
“Memoir” includes film footage and photos from Peter’s considerable personal archive, brought to life with a storyteller’s gift. Additionally, he transports audiences back to the heart of 1960s popular culture. Icons such as Mick Jagger, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Marianne Faithfull, Yoko Ono, Carole King, James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt are among the cast of characters in this narrative – along (of course) with the greatly missed Gordon Waller. The evening is filled with the music of Peter & Gordon: “I Go to Pieces,” “True Love Ways,” “Lady Godiva.” The songs given to Peter & Gordon by Paul McCartney are also front and center. “Woman,” “I Don’t Want to See You Again,” Nobody I Know,” and “World Without Love,” were all U.S. Top 40 hits. Peter presents these timeless classics along with other old favorites from that golden era.
Recommended for fans of The Beatles, Peter and Gordon, James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt.
- Genre:
- Rock/Pop
