Peter Giles

Peter Giles  (born 17 June 1944 in Havant, Hampshire, England) is a bass player and vocalist.  With his brother Michael Giles and Robert Fripp, he formed Giles, Giles and Fripp in 1967-68.  Peter Giles was replaced by Greg Lake when Fripp and Michael Giles formed King Crimson.  Peter Giles later made a guest appearance on King Crimson’s second album In the Wake of Poseidon, and in 2002-2007, he united with other Crimson alumni in 21st Century Schizoid Band.  (More from Wikipedia)

 

When writing about the Giles Brothers – which was never actually a band, though Peter Giles and Michael Giles were in numerous rock bands, often at the same time – I was mostly exploring the origins of King Crimson.  I worked extra hard to get an associated album, contacting Bomp! Records specifically about making sure that the Giles, Giles and Fripp album, The Brondesbury Tapes (1968) was included in the order.  (The other man in the group is Robert Fripp, the only continuous member of King Crimson over the decades). 

(March 2015)