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Peter Straker

Pop music
Peter Straker, born November 7, 1943, in Jamaica, is a Jamaican-born British singer and actor who moved to London as a child. He first gained prominence in 1968, playing Hud in the original London production of Hair, and released a series of singles on Polydor over the next three years. In 1971, he appeared in the comedy-drama film Girl Stroke Boy, and in 1972 he signed with RCA Victor, releasing the single "The Spirit Is Willing"—a J. S. Bach-inspired track produced by Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley that reached number 40 on the UK Singles Chart. Howard and Blaikley also produced ...
Songs
Dead End
Dead EndEthel Coley, Peter Straker, Junior Kerr, Joanne White, Paul Burns, Ena Cabayo and Jonathon Bergman

Hair

2:04

Ain't Got No
Ain't Got NoEthel Coley, Peter Straker, Joanne White, Kookie Eaton, Michael Feast, Lucy Fenwick and J. Vincent Edwards

Hair

1:03

Ain't Got No
Ain't Got NoMichael Feast, Peter Straker and Joanne White

2:07

Albums