albert lee and hogan's heroes

Peter Baron

Since he started playing the drums in the early sixties Peter has played many types and styles of music.

In 1972 he became a member of Marty Wilde’s band where he first met Brian Hodgson. This band went on to become Fatso, and with the arrival of Gerry Hogan ultimately became Hogan’s Heroes.

During the seventies he was also working extensively in the recording session industry playing for radio, television, on films and with bands. 

He  made regular appearances on BBC Children’s television during the seventies and eighties, but eventually made the decision to give this up in favour of  live playing.

As a result of  his varied live and studio work  he has been fortunate  to play with many bands, orchestras and artistes, in styles of music as diverse as Charles Aznavour, Marvin Hamlish, Spike Milligan, Neil Innes, Ray Ellington, The BBC Radio and Concert Orchestras, Geno Washington, B.A.Robertson, Leo Sayer,  Dave Edmunds,  Joe Brown,  Sam Brown,  Lulu,  The Three Degrees,  The Nolan Sisters,  Kit Hain,  Elaine Page,  Salena Jones,  Cleo Laine and John Dankworth, The Bay City Rollers,  David Allan Coe,  Marty Stuart and Lonnie Donegan.  He was a member of the Elkie Brooks Band in the late seventies, leaving to join American based band Night which featured Chris Thompson, Robbie McIntosh and the late Nicky Hopkins.

This was followed by a spell with English Classical Rock band Renaissance with whom he recorded two albums and toured both Europe and the USA.  Both Night and Renaissance enjoyed a lot of success in the USA.

He has been a regular performer at Gerry Hogan’s annual festival of pedal steel guitar, and continues to work with many of the finest musicians from both sides of the Atlantic.