peter gammond (30 september 1925 – 6 may 2019) was a british music critic, writer, journalist, musician, poet, and artist. gammond was born in winnington, northwich, cheshire. upon returning to civilian life in 1947 gammond continued his studies at wadham college, oxford, until 1950, where he read english. during his time at oxford, he composed and produced an operetta, "love and learning".