{"id":16240,"date":"2019-03-13T05:30:14","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T09:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=16240"},"modified":"2020-12-20T15:23:52","modified_gmt":"2020-12-20T20:23:52","slug":"they-go-to-pieces-peter-asher-and-jeremy-stuart-team-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/13\/they-go-to-pieces-peter-asher-and-jeremy-stuart-team-up\/","title":{"rendered":"They Go to Pieces: Peter Asher and Jeremy Clyde Team Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

Note: This is the first of two feature\/interviews with Peter Asher and Jeremy Clyde, originally written for two different print outlets. There’s a tiny bit of overlap in the introductory sections, but the bulk of each story features original material unique to that feature — bk<\/em><\/p>\n

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Pop music fans of a certain age will remember the duo Chad & Jeremy. They scored their first hit with \u201cA World Without Love,\u201d a song written by Paul McCartney. Right? No, wait: it was Peter and Gordon who had a 1964 U.S. Top 10 hit, and it was called \u201cA Summer Song.\u201d Right?<\/p>\n

Wrong, on both counts. But that confusion is something that dogged both British pop duos throughout their heydays. Both groups enjoyed fame; Peter and Gordon (pals of the Beatles) scored quite a few hits at home and in the U.S., while Chad & Jeremy gained traction mainly in North America.<\/p>\n

Gordon Waller passed away in 2009, and today Chad Stuart works mostly behind the scenes in the music business. But Jeremy Clyde has continued his acting, songwriting and performing career. And Peter Asher \u2013 nearly as well known for his production work (James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt and dozens of others) \u2013 remains active onstage. And now they\u2019re together as a performing duo.<\/p>\n

Aware that teaming up might only further confuse fans, Asher and Clyde make the most of the situation. Their live show is a highly engaging mixture of witty banter, rich storytelling and tuneful pop music.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople would congratulate [Peter and Gordon] on being on the Patty Duke Show<\/i>, and congratulate [Chad & Jeremy] on being on Ed Sullivan<\/i>,\u201d Asher says with a warm chuckle. \u201cIt was actually the other way around!\u201d The two London duos certainly were aware of each other during their hitmaking years; in fact they were good friends. Chad & Jeremy helped give Peter and Gordon one of their first big breaks.<\/p>\n

Clyde recalls that in the early \u201860s he and Chad Stuart were nearing the end of an extended engagement at a London hot spot. The owner was looking for an act that could take over the lunchtime gig. \u201cThere’s my friend Peter Asher and his mate Gordon Waller,\u201d Clyde replied. \u201cThey’re over at the Pickwick Club; I’ll ask them.\u201d They got the job.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd then within the year we were in the charts \u2013 both of us \u2013 and nobody could work out which was which,\u201d Clyde says.<\/p>\n

The pair unravels the confusion in the up-close-and-personal live show. Asher has toured his own acclaimed song and stories show, but says that collaborating with old friend Jeremy means \u201ctwice the stories and twice the hits.\u201d<\/p>\n

He pauses, turning mock-serious on that point. \u201cSomeone rather uncharitably pointed out that between us, there\u2019s well over a hundred years of stories,\u201d Asher deadpans. \u201cWhich is an appalling<\/i> thought!\u201d<\/p>\n

The show features Asher and Clyde harmonizing and taking turns singing lead on hits like \u201cWoman,\u201d \u201cA World Without Love,\u201d \u201cI Go to Pieces\u201d and \u201cLady Godiva\u201d (all Peter and Gordon hits) as well as Chad & Jeremy singles \u201cYesterday\u2019s Gone,\u201d \u201cA Summer Song,\u201d and \u201cBefore and After.\u201d<\/p>\n

A century\u2019s worth of combined experience yields some wisdom. Asked to cite the best advice he ever received as a performer, Peter Asher quotes his late father: \u201cDon\u2019t leave your wallet in the dressing room,\u201d he chuckles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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