Blue Cheer
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United States
- Born: San Francisco, California, United States (1967)
- Died: 2009
- Active: 1967 - 2009
Biography
American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1967. Blue Cheer's original power trio of Dickie Peterson, Leigh Stephens and Paul Whaley made 'Vincebus Eruptum' (1968), whose loud, distorted take on 'Summertime Blues' became a United States hit and a landmark of early heavy metal. Frequent line-up changes followed, but Peterson led later versions of the band through the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, releasing 'The Beast Is Back' (1984), 'Highlights and Lowlives' (1990) and 'What Doesn't Kill You...' (2007) before his death in 2009.
Genres
Blue Cheer Discography
- Outsideinside (1968) - Album - rated 3.59/5
- Vincebus Eruptum (1968) - Album - rated 3.95/5
- New! Improved! Blue Cheer (1969) - Album - rated 3.25/5
- Blue Cheer (1969) - Album - rated 3.06/5
- The Original Human Being (1970) - Album - rated 3.23/5
- Oh! Pleasant Hope (1971) - Album - rated 3.02/5
- The Beast Is ... Back (1984) - Album - rated 2.89/5
- Highlights and Lowlives (1990) - Album - rated 2.82/5
- Dining With the Sharks (1991) - Album - rated 2.17/5
- Hello Tokyo, Bye Bye Osaka: Live in Japan 1999 (1999) - Album - rated 3.8/5
Members
- Dickie Peterson - bass, vocals (1967 - 2009)
- Leigh Stephens - guitar (1967 - 1968)
- Paul Whaley - drums (1967 - 2009)
- Bruce Stephens - guitar, vocals (1969)
- Ralph Burns Kellogg - keyboards, bass (1969 - 1972)
- Norman Mayell - drums, guitar (1969 - 1972)
- Gary Lee Yoder - guitar, vocals (1969 - 1972)
- Tony Rainier - guitar (1978 - 1987)
- Andrew "Duck" MacDonald - guitar (1988 - 2009)