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Pete Wingfield
last updated 2026-09-11 11:26
Pete Wingfield
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Eighteen With a Bullet — played 2026-05-07
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Pete Wingfield — Eighteen With a Bullet
Played: 2026-05-07 (Segment 4) (moment in history)
Pete Wingfield was born on this date in 1948 — 78 years old today (relative to this episode). Singer, pianist, and producer, he reached UK No.7 and US No.15 with "Eighteen With a Bullet" in 1975. The track later found a second life on the soundtrack to Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), which is where most listeners under fifty first encountered it. From the album Breakfast Special (1975). Placement: second in the Moment in History segment — the birthday connection is named on air alongside the track.
Moment in History: Pete Wingfield was born on this date (May 7) in 1948 — turning 78 on the day this episode aired. "Eighteen With a Bullet" (1975) reached UK No.7 and US No.15, and was later featured on the Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) soundtrack.
Pete Wingfield
Origin: Liphook, Hampshire, England · born 1948 · active (retired from regular touring)
Members: Solo artist (singer, pianist, producer)
Genre: Blue-eyed soul, R&B
Discography:
First Slice (1969) — Blue Horizon
Breakfast Special (1975) — Island Records — includes "Eighteen with a Bullet" (UK No.7, US No.15)
Facts:
Played keyboards for The Everly Brothers for 18 years following their 1983 reunion.
Produced Dexys Midnight Runners' debut album Searching for the Young Soul Rebels (1980).