Pete de Freitas

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Pete Louis Vincent de Freitas (2 August 1961 - 14 June 1989) was a musician and producer, best known as a drummer with Echo & the Bunnymen.

In 1961, de Freitas was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. He died in a motorcycle accident in 1989 at the age of 27, on his way back from filming the music video for "China Doll" by Julian Cope. His ashes are buried in Goring-on-Thames.^{[citation needed]}

His twin sisters Rose and Rachel were founding members of the band The Heart Throbs.

[edit] See also

• The Colourfield
• The Wild Swans (band)

[edit] External links

• The Ultimate Echo and the Bunnymen Discography, Tab & Lyric Site
• Pete de Freitas at Find A Grave

v • d • e Echo & the Bunnymen Ian McCulloch • Will Sergeant Former members Les Pattinson • Pete de Freitas • Noel Burke • Jake Brockman • Damon Reece Studio albums Crocodiles • Heaven Up Here • Porcupine • Ocean Rain • Echo & the Bunnymen • Reverberation • Evergreen • What Are You Going to Do with Your Life? • Flowers • Siberia • The Fountain Live albums BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert • Live in Liverpool • Instant Live: Fillmore - San Francisco, CA, 12/5/05 • Instant Live: House of Blues - West Hollywood, CA, 12/6/05 • Instant Live: House of Blues - Anaheim, CA, 12/7/05 • Instant Live: House of Blues - San Diego, CA, 12/9/05 • Me, I'm all Smiles Compilations Songs to Learn & Sing • The Cutter • Ballyhoo • Crystal Days: 1979–1999 • Seven Seas • More Songs to Learn and Sing • Killing Moon: The Best of Echo & the Bunnymen • B-sides & Live (2001 – 2005) • The Works Singles "The Pictures on My Wall" • "Rescue" • "The Puppet" • "A Promise" • "Over the Wall" • "The Back of Love" • "The Cutter" • "Never Stop" • "The Killing Moon" • "Silver" • "Seven Seas" • "Bring On the Dancing Horses" • "The Game" • "Lips Like Sugar" • "Bedbugs and Ballyhoo" • "People Are Strange" • "Enlighten Me" • "Prove Me Wrong" • "Inside Me, Inside You" • "Nothing Lasts Forever" • "I Want to Be There (When You Come)" • "Don't Let It Get You Down" • "Rust" • "Get in the Car" • "It's Alright" • "Make Me Shine" • "Stormy Weather" • "In the Margins" • "Scissors in the Sand" EPs Shine So Hard • The Sound of Echo • Life at Brian's – Lean and Hungry • The Peel Sessions • New Live and Rare • World Tour E.P. • Avalanche Related articles Discography • Bill Drummond • Zoo • Korova • Crucial Three • Electrafixion • Glide

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NAME	de Freitas, Pete Louis Vincent
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Vincent, Louis
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Drummer and producer
DATE OF BIRTH	2 August 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
DATE OF DEATH	14 June 1989
PLACE OF DEATH	England