Peter Frampton, 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, used to call Cincinnati home

This year's crop of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees is stacked with legendary performers, from Cher to Mary J. Blige and Jimmy Buffett. And several have graced Ohio's concert venues over the years.

Rock legend Peter Frampton, though, carries a more personal tie to the Buckeye State: He was a Cincinnati resident for over a decade.

Born in Beckenham, England, Frampton first rose to fame as a member of British rock bands The Herd and Humble Pie in the '60s. He then found success as a solo artist, with his breakthrough 1976 album "Frampton Comes Alive!" claiming best-selling status that year and entering the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2020.

Frampton, 74, joins the prestigious Rock & Roll Hall of Fame after 26 years of eligibility as a solo artist.

“I think I’m a little bit in shock, and speechless,” Frampton told Billboard about being inducted. “I never expected this. People always said, ‘You should be in.’ ... So mixed emotions, because it’s something that I just never expected, whereas other people did for me."

A look at Peter Frampton's Cincinnati ties, two legacies

After revealing his diagnosis of an incurable muscle disease in 2019, Frampton played what some thought would be his last show in Cincinnati that summer at Riverbend Music Center. It was part of his Peter Frampton Finale, The Farewell Tour.

Frampton, who called Indian Hill home from 2000 to 2013 before moving to Nashville, embarked on the tour after being diagnosed with inclusion body myositis (IBM) four years prior. A condition marked by muscle weakness, inflammation and fatigue, the artist intended to perform his farewell tour while he could still play guitar.

“You are the biggest crowd of every amphitheater that we played on this tour,” he said during his 2019 Cincinnati show that drew a crowd of 10,000, according to a Riverbend spokesperson at the time.

Frampton also reminisced about Cincinnati during the concert, per a 2019 Enquirer article. He shared his affection for the Graeter’s in Mariemont, and he said he had crushed some of the ice cream backstage.

“I had to loosen my belt a notch,” he joked. “I always look forward to coming here to Cincinnati, because it has been my home for many, many years.”

Frampton defied odds a few years later, returning to Riverbend as part of his Never Say Never Tour in June 2023.

“To say that Peter has made history in music and in medicine is accurate in every way. He has now two legacies,” Frampton’s rheumatologist, Dr. Lisa Christopher-Stine, told The San Diego Union-Tribune this month.

After his 2023 tour, the veteran guitarist announced a spring 2024 run with shows from March through April.

"I don’t want to give up my passion and will play as long as I physically can. Hope to see you in 2024," Frampton wrote on X on Dec. 1, 2023.

Where to watch the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony

The ceremony to honor the new Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class will take place Oct. 19 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. It will stream live on Disney+ and will air on Hulu the next day. There will also be an airing on ABC at a later date.

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