Peter Van Hooke (born 6 April 1950) is an English rock drummer and producer with over 350 credits to his name.
[5] Van Hooke grew up in Stanmore, Middlesex, England and attended Mill Hill School.
His schoolmate Chaz Jankel (later of the Blockheads) lived close by, and the two formed The Call of The Wild.
Van Hooke played drums on Van Morrison's albums from 1978's Wavelength, Into the Music (1979), Common One (1980), Beautiful Vision (1982), Inarticulate Speech of the Heart (1983), the live album, Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast recorded in 1983 and released in 1984, and The Philosopher's Stone (1998).
He joined Stackridge in time to play on their 1976 album Mr. Mick, though the band broke up not long after.