Talk:Peter Banks

message: Sad news that Pete Banks has died. I see there has been some confusion online as to the precise date of death. His body was found on 8 March, but he died on 7 March. This has been confirmed by his friend and manager, George Mizer. If a cite is needed, see . Bondegezou (talk) 21:34, 12 March 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Lots of detail in this nice obituary at The Independent by Chris Welch:  Bondegezou (talk) 20:18, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Date of death

message: Hello, I am Elliott Michaels, a musician who has lived, performed and struggled in New York, Los Angeles, and the last 20 years in Atlanta, GA.  Peter Banks was one of the first musicians I met when I moved to Los Angeles from Brooklyn in summer 1981. I had the good fortune of getting on stage and playing with Banks on Tuesday jam nights at the Central on the West Hollywood Strip. I long respected Peter's prowess with a guitar, as well as his willingness to put up with the likes of lesser players such as myself!
One time Banks and I were onstage with some other musicians and I suggested we play the old Martha & the Vandellas hit "Heat Wave." I began strumming the intro chords and when Peter chimed in with the hook riff, I knew I was home, so to speak. That moment is forever in my happy box. It's too bad that Banks died at such a young age, and I'm sure he's blowing away everyone up in Rock & Roll Heaven. Rock on, Peter!  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.208.197.20 (talk) 17:37, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  PERSONAL THOUGHTS ON A GUITARIST WITH BANKS OF TALENT TO SPARE 

message: The article stated that Peter Banks performed the guitar solo on Lionel Richie's "Hello," but that his work was "not credited." (No reference is given.) But it's well-known that famous session guitarist Louie Shelton played the guitar solo on that song . It's possible Banks played some other part on that song, but if so it should be sourced. I've removed the comment for now. Efb18 (talk) 23:59, 3 December 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: It's certainly a claim Banks repeatedly made, but I've never seen any corroborating evidence. Bondegezou (talk) 08:35, 4 December 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: OK, here's a citation supporting the claim. I suspect that's merely repeating the claim however: I doubt the obituarist actually researched the issue. I think it's possible that Banks did some session work for the song that might have been used, or that he did some session work for the song that wasn't then included in the final version. I think it's also possible that this was an elaborate joke on his part: he sometimes made outrageous claims that weren't true (pers. comm.). But that's me speaking as someone who runs a Yes website: as far as Wikipedia is concerned, I think the BBC citation is probably sufficient. Bondegezou (talk) 10:34, 4 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Lionel Richie

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Peaceray (talk) 19:01, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Louder article 

message: It is not true that Peter Banks First wife from 1974-1986 (also a correction) Sidonie Jordan cheated on
him or that he discovered her with anyone. They separated for a year in 1976 and she and he both dated other people. They had a falling out in 1996 and after that Peter had a vendetta against her and began to put her down in interviews and in his book! As well as releasing their albums together on One Way Records, cutting her out of the projects and removing her as a songwriter on her own songs!  She has since his death, been very gracious in never putting him down on the liner notes of recent releases on Cherry Red Records of Empire, or in any articles or a recent documentary that is in the works. The proof is that he did not say anything about it nor put down the supposed 'man in question' in his book. On the contrary they were friends till his death! Cyanrainbow (talk) 01:25, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cheating story is not true! 

message: The David Cross link in the section about Peter Banks's death links to the page for a comedian, actor and director not the former King Crimson musician David Cross. 2A00:23C6:E8A1:7201:747D:954D:4BF3:FA36 (talk) 11:38, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  David Cross Link