Peter Asher

Article summary

Peter Asher (born 22 June 1944) is an English guitarist, singer, manager and record producer. He came to prominence in the 1960s as a member of the pop music vocal duo Peter and Gordon before going on to a successful career as a manager and record producer, helping to foster the recording careers of James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt among others. , he tours alongside Jeremy Clyde in Peter and Jeremy, who perform hits from both of their respective catalogues. In 2019, Asher published a book The Beatles from A to Zed about his personal reminiscences about the band.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1944-06-22 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of death: 2020 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1944-06-22". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of death is "2020". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378181094