Peter Hooton
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Peter Hooton (born 28 September in the mid-late 1950s in Mill Road Hospital, Everton, Liverpool, England) was the vocalist of Liverpool-based group The Farm.[1] He was also its sole founder member in the 1980s.
Multi-instrumentalist Peter was born in Everton in September 1962 and spent his early childhood in Everton/Anfield and Aintree/Old Roan areas of Liverpool before working in Cantril Farm housing estate. The Farm were named after a farm in Lydiate and not Cantril Farm that is an urban myth.
Prior to his involvement in music, he had been a youth worker and edited magazine/ football fanzine, 'The End'. He has just been involved in publishing a book about Liverpool FC's seven European Cup Finals called 'Here We Go Gathering Cups in May'.
He is married and has a son named Thomas and a daughter, Ella. He is a regular on TV and radio] giving his views on just about everything. His band The Farm have just recorded a version of Needles and Pins for the forthcoming No 1 Project which features Liverpool artists covering Liverpool No 1 hits from the past 50 years.[2]
Hooton is a committee member of Spirit of Shankly,[3] a Liverpool Football Club supporters union, which was created in 2008 with the aims of ousting the club's controversial owners Tom Hicks and George N. Gillett, Jr. and protecting the rights of Liverpool supporters. Hooton appeared on a BBC Radio 5 Live discussion about the future of football in Liverpool in April 2010.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Barrett, Tony (7 May 2004). "Farm song to be FA Euro anthem". Liverpool Echo. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2004/05/07/farm-song-to-be-fa-euro-anthem-100252-14219400/. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
- ^ Jones, Catherine (10 December 2007). "Stars line up for number one". Liverpool Echo. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2007/12/10/stars-line-up-for-number-one-100252-20230077/. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
- ^ "Management Committee - Spirit Of Shankly - Liverpool Supporters' Union". http://www.spiritofshankly.com/union-roles.html.
- ^ "BBC Radio 5 Live in Liverpool 8-10 April 2010". bbc.co.uk. 2010-04-01. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/04_april/01/aintree.shtml. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
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