Peter Frampton documentary trailer arrives with Tom Morello, Ringo Starr, and Sheryl Crow on board

Peter Frampton gets the documentary treatment

A trailer has arrived for a new documentary simply titled Frampton, and it looks back at the peak of peter frampton documentary fame as well as the complicated years that followed. According to Rolling Stone, the film features new interviews with the titular musician alongside Tom Morello, Kate Hudson, Ringo Starr, Sheryl Crow, Bill Wyman, and Alice Cooper.

That is a roster that speaks to how broadly Frampton touched rock music across several decades. Not just peers, but artists from younger generations who clearly felt his influence.

The rise and the aftermath

Frampton is best remembered for the extraordinary commercial success he achieved in the mid-1970s, a moment that turned him into one of rock's biggest live draws. The documentary does not appear to shy away from the harder chapters that followed that peak, which gives the project some editorial weight beyond simple celebration.

The presence of figures like Ringo Starr and Bill Wyman places the film in a broader conversation about the British Invasion generation and what came after it. Meanwhile, voices like Tom Morello and Sheryl Crow bridge the story toward rock's more recent history.

Why it matters

Documentaries about artists from this era tend to fall into one of two traps: hagiography or cautionary tale. The framing here, centered on both the mania and the difficult aftermath, suggests the filmmakers are at least attempting to hold both truths at once. Whether the final cut delivers on that promise remains to be seen, but the interview lineup gives it a reasonable shot.