Dickie Peterson, bassist, lead vocalist and founding member of the legendary Blue Cheer, "loudest band in the world, passed
away on Monday, October 12 at 5 a.m. in Germany at age 61, after a
struggle with prostate and liver cancer. He reportedly developed a
fatal infection following a surgical procedure to help alleviate his
fight.

 Although the San Francisco power trio had only one chart entry in the top 100, their version of  Eddie Cochran's
"Summertime Blues"  which let the lead guitar and bass speak for the
Cochran's dad, boss and congressman, the band influenced a generation
of stoner rockers, grunge outfits, heavy metalists and hardcore
grinders. Petersen, a modest man, would probably  maintain he was just
playing rock and roll and leave it at that.

Peterson was a true gentleman and an original. I had the pleasure of interviewing him in person at the Rhythm Room
in Phoenix, Arizona on January 31, 2008 and learned a lot of
interesting factoids about this quiet man fronting "the loudest band in
the world."

You can stream the entire interview at killingtimeproductions.com or serenedominic.com but here are just some of what you'll hear in Dickie's own words.

courtesy of Serene Dominic

Be sure to tune in for my mini-tribute to Dickie Peteson this Saturday at 4 PM on  Schmackie's Tea Party!