Peter Giles

Peter Giles is a British singer and bassist. He is the brother of drummer Michael Giles.

Biography Early career Giles began his career in 1960 with the band Johnny King and The Raiders, composed of Johnny King (vocals), Graham "Wes" Douglas (guitar), Roger Collins (guitar), Giles (bass), and brother Michael (drums). The group never recorded any singles. After Roger Collins left the group, the group disbanded shortly thereafter. In August 1961 the Giles brothers joined Dave Anthony and the Rebels - with singer Tony "Dave Anthony" Head and Al Kirtley (pianist/guitarist). The group mainly played the Bure Club in Mudeford until they disbanded after Al Kirtley left the group and joined Zoot Money's Big Roll Band.

Giles and his brother Michael joined Roy Phillips of The Dovers, which were a backing band for The Dowlands. They played their first date together as The Dowlands & The Soundtracks in November 1961. During their two-year tenure, they accompanied The Dowlands on three unsuccessful singles released on the independent UK label Oriole Records, “Little Sue” (August 1962), “Big Big Fella” (November 1962) and “Break Ups” (April 1963). These three singles can be found on The Dowlands''' compilation album All My Loving, released in 1998. Roy Phillips left The Soundtracks in the spring of 1963, being replaced by Alan "Bowery" Barry, formerly of Johnny and the Giants. Six months later in September, Peter and Michael Giles left the group and were replaced by Mike Piggott (bass), formerly of Dave La Kaz and the G Men and former The Dovers member, Johnny Hammond (drums).

The Giles brothers would later play with two rather obscure bands, The Sands Combo and The Interns during the year 1963. In 1964, the brothers formed Trendsetters Limited with which they had recorded four singles. This band later changed its name to The Trend. They were Geoff Robinson (guitar), Al Kirtley (piano), who was later replaced by Allan Azern, Peter (bass), Michael Blakesley (trombone) and Michael Giles (drums). After the group disbanded in 1966, Peter and his brother then opted for another band called The Brain, which released two singles in 1967.

From Giles, Giles and Fripp to King Crimson In 1967, Robert Fripp responded to an advertisement placed by Peter and Michael Giles, who wanted to work with a singing organist. Though Robert Fripp was not what they sought, his audition with them was a success and the trio relocated to London and became Giles, Giles and Fripp. Their only studio album, The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles and Fripp, was released in 1968.

Following the departure of Peter Giles to other avenues and Judy Dyble to form Trader Horne with keyboardist and singer Jackie McAuley, formerly of the group Them, Michael Giles and Fripp recruited guitarist-bassist-singer Greg Lake and the songwriter Peter Sinfield, which formed King Crimson. King Crimson produced their first album In the Court of the Crimson King in 1969. After a tour in America, Ian McDonald and Michael Giles were disillusioned and left the band to record the album, McDonald and Giles, released in 1971, on which Peter Giles plays bass. Subsequently, both Peter and Michael Giles were part of a temporary line-up of King Crimson for the recording of their second album In The Wake Of Poseidon.

21st Century Schizoid Band Subsequently, Giles appeared on Todd Dillingham's album "Vast Empty Spaces" in 1994 with Mike Wedgwood, Andy Ward and Anthony Aldridge. He returned to music in 2002 with the group 21st Century Schizoid Band who produced four albums with former Crimson musicians, Ian McDonald, Mel Collins on flute, saxophone and keyboards, and Michael Giles on drums, One of their more recent albums, released in 2022 is called "Insights."

Discography

The Dowlands and The Soundtracks Singles 1962 : Little Sue / Julie 1962 : Big Big Fella / Don't Ever Change 1963 : Breakups / A Love Like Ours

Compilation album (The Dowlands) 1998 : All My Loving 1964 : Go Away / Lollipops And Roses 1964 : Hello Josephine / Move On Over 1964 : You Sure Got A Funny Way Of Showing Your Love / I'm Coming Home

The Trend Singles 1966 : Boyfriends And Girlfriends / Shot On Sight

The Brain Singles 1967 : Kick The Donkey / Nightmares in Red 2001 : The Brondesbury Tapes (1968) 2001 : Metaphormosis

King Crimson Album 1970 : In The Wake Of Poseidon

Todd Dillingham Album 1994 : Vast Empty Spaces

CDs 2002 : Official Bootleg Volume One 2004: Tokyo 2002 2004 : Live in Italy 2005 : Live in Japan 2006 : Pictures of a City – Live in New York – 2 CD

Peter Giles and Michael Giles Compilation album 2009 : The Giles Brothers 1962 – 1967