Thursday, March 10, 2011

Pete Anderson releases new solo album

Long associated with the world’s best-of-the-best Tele-twangers, Grammy Award-winning producer/guitarist PETE ANDERSON is a bluesman at heart. On EVEN THINGS UP/DELUXE EDITION (Little Dog Records-VizzTone/ January 25, 2011), his long-awaited fourth solo album, Detroit-native Pete Anderson went back to his roots in blues to deliver a set of all-original music that proves that you can take the boy out of the city, but...EVEN THINGS UP could have easily been a collection of standards and deep catalog material.

“That’s How Trouble Starts”, “One And Only Lonely Fool” and “Still In Love” all betray serious storytelling and lyrical chops, while instrumentals like “Booker Twine”, “Wes’ Side Blues”, and “Dogbone Shuffle” are all deeply evocative, focused and well-organized musical pieces.

For EVEN THINGS UP/DELUXE EDITION Pete added four new tracks (to the original limited release 10/2009) including the raunchy acoustic blues “110 In The Shade”, two live tracks and a stunning vocal performance by Bekka Bramlett on the soulful “Still In Love”.

Multi-platinum selling, Grammy Award-winning Producer/Guitarist Pete Anderson is most widely known as the musical partner to Dwight Yoakam, whose records he produced/arranged/and played on from 1986-2003 resulting in sales of 25 Million+ recordings..

Anderson is well known as a pioneer in the roots-rock genre and was an early champion of the Americana movement, where he had a hand in introducing the world to artists such as Lucinda Williams, Jim Lauderdale, Michelle Shocked and Rosie Flores. He is also a renowned bandleader who has appeared on “Saturday Night Live”, “David Letterman” , and “The Tonight Show” (19 times since 1986) and has played over 3,000 live shows in upwards of 15 countries around the world. While Pete Anderson’s work as a producer/arranger/guitarist has resulted in acclaimed records in the Country, Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Rock, Pop, R&B, and Red Dirt genres of music, his focus as a solo artist has always been his first musical love - The Blues.

Pete Anderson was born and raised in Detroit, MI to blue collar parents working in the auto industry. His first exposure to music came in the form of Elvis Presley and the Country and Western music his father listened to, but at age 16 Pete was transformed when he heard Muddy Waters on the radio. He attended the first ever Ann Arbor Blues Festival in 1968 which featured artists such as B.B King, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, T-Bone Walker, and Lightnin’ Hopkins.
After that he devoted himself to learning everything he could about the Blues.

Marrying young, Pete went to work in the factories of Detroit working for Chrysler, Uniroyal, and The Vernor's ginger ale bottling plant while spending his evenings practicing his craft in local Blues bands. After a few years, he made his move to the West Coast in order to pursue his dream of becoming a professional musician. Soon he was in demand as a skilled guitarist playing the blues, as well as country, rock, and most anything else, plying his trade in the bars and clubs around Los Angeles.

Now, with years of critical and commercial success to his name, Pete Anderson is focusing on his roots and re-entering the Blues world with a lifetime of experience behind him. In 2006 he was approached by Guitar Center to help judge and organize their "King of the Blues" guitar competition, the largest in history. Anderson created all of the backing tracks that the contestants used in competition, acted as a judge and bandleader at the finale which featured B.B. King one year and The Black Crowes the next, and a Pete Anderson produced EP was a prize for the winner.

Pete Anderson helped design his new signature guitar, Reverend Guitars’ PA1. Its debut at the Winter NAMM show caused quite a stir. The guitar received the “Editor’s Pick” from Guitar Player Magazine and has been receiving rave reviews from all other guitar magazines.

In 2011, Anderson plans to hit the road touring the record with his all-new blues band.

From the blue collar, mixed race neighborhoods of Detroit to Hollywood’s early roots-rock scene and country music stardom to the new digital music industy and beyond, Pete Anderson’s talent and innovative spirit have not only set him apart from the herd, but ensure his continued presence as a bright spot in the future of the American roots music scene.

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