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Pete Shelley
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British singer-songwriter (1955–2018)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Ever Fallen in Love - The Collected Lyrics of Pete Shelley
- Ever Fallen in Love
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Film & TV
Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK
Pete Shelley (born Peter Campbell McNeish; 17 April 1955 – 6 December 2018) was an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. He formed early punk band Buzzcocks with Howard Devoto in 1976, and became the lead singer and guitarist in 1977 when Devoto left. The group released their biggest hit "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" in 1978. The band broke up in 1981 and reformed at…
Known for
- Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale2020
- Live From London: Pete Shelley2016
- Evidently... John Cooper Clarke — Himself2012
- Punk Britannia at the BBC — Self2012
- Joy Division — Self2009
- Love You More — Record Shop Customer2008
- Seven Ages of Rock — Self2007
- Buzzcocks: Live at The Shepherd's Bush Empire2005
- The Alcohol Years — Himself2000
- Buzzcocks - Auf Wiedersehen — Self2000
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1955
- Active to
- 2018
Discography
- Sky Yen1980
- Homosapien1981
- Homosapien1981
- I Don’t Know What It Is1981
- Sides of Pete Shelley1982
- No One Like You1983
- Telephone Operator1983
- XL·11983
- Never Again1984
- Heaven and the Sea1986
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- 93,508
- Total plays
- 629,035
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Pete Shelley (Peter Campbell McNeish, 17 April 1955 – 6 December 2018) was an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the leader of the punk band Buzzcocks. Shelley was born to Margaret and John McNeish at 48 Milton Street, in Leigh. Margaret was an ex-mill worker in the town, while John was a fitter at the nearby Astley Green Colliery. He had a younger brother, Gary. Shelley formed Buzzcocks with Howard Devoto after the two met <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Pete+Shelley">
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Peter
- Named after
- Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Leigh
- Place of death
- Tallinn
- Occupation
- record producer
- Educated at
- University of Greater Manchester
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- pop-punk
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- I.R.S. Records
- Official website
- www.buzzcocks.com
- Image
- Pete-shelley.jpg
Show 11 more facts
- date of birth
- 1955-04-17
- Commons category
- Pete Shelley
- date of death
- 2018-12-06
- birth name
- Peter Campbell McNeish
- start of work period
- 1974-00-00
- end of work period
- 2018-12-06
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- described by source
- The New York Times
- pseudonym
- Pete Shelley
- sexual orientation
- bisexuality
Sources (3)
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