Lucky Peterson

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Lucky Peterson (1994)

Lucky Peterson (born December 13, 1964 as Judge Kenneth Peterson in Buffalo , New York , † May 17, 2020 in Dallas , Texas ) was an American blues musician.

Live and act

Peterson performed early at his father's club, The Governor's Inn . Willie Dixon , the blues legend from Chicago , took six-year-old Lucky Peterson under his wing and produced his first single. It was a cover version of the James Brown hit 1-2-3-4. The play became a great success on the radio and gave little Lucky Peterson numerous television appearances.

Peterson began playing the French horn while studying at the Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts ; later he appeared as a guitarist and keyboardist with Etta James , among others ; at Little Milton he acted as a band leader. As a solo artist he was not very successful until 1993.

In 1993, Peterson made his breakthrough with his album I'm Ready . Other publications followed, on which he presented the blues in ever new variations; he fused the blues not only with gospel, but also with contemporary funk as well as rock music and soul ; For example, he brought out a blues version of Prince's hit Purple Rain on his Move album .

Peterson has not only recorded a number of his own CDs , but has also played on over 300 albums as a musician; he had virtuoso skills on both the Hammond B3 organ and the guitar.

It wasn't until 2019 that Peterson started playing again after health problems; on his fiftieth stage anniversary he released the album 50 - Just Warming Up! He died on May 17, 2020 after a short illness at the age of 55 in a hospital in Dallas from a cerebral haemorrhage.

Discography

  • 1989: Lucky Strikes!
  • 1990: Triple Play
  • 1992: I'm Ready
  • 1993: Ridin ' (US edition)
  • 1994: Living the Blues (James Cotton album)
  • 1994: Beyond Cool
  • 1996: Lifetime
  • 1997: Move
  • 1999: Lucky Peterson
  • 2001: Double Dealin '
  • 2003: Black Midnight Sun
  • 2010: You Can Always Turn Around ( Grand Prix du Disque : Blues record of the year)
  • 2010: Heart of Pain
  • 2012: Live at the 55 Arts Club Berlin (3-DVD-Set / Double-CD) - List of the best of the German Record Critics' Award - 1/2013
  • 2014: The Son of a Bluesman
  • 2015: Live in Marciac July 28th 2014 (CD / DVD set)
  • 2016: Long Nights
  • 2017: What Have I Done Wrong - The Best of the JSP Sessions

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  1. ↑ American Blues Legend Lucky Peterson Dies at 55th Rock and Blues Muse, May 17, 2020, accessed May 18, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b Lucky Peterson died on May 17, 2020 (rocktimes.de)
  3. ↑ Lucky Peterson started his comeback last year, now he's dead. In: Aargauer Zeitung . Retrieved on May 19, 2020 (Swiss Standard German).
  4. ↑ http://www.schallplattenkritik.de/bestenlisten/591-bestenliste-1-2013

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personal data
SURNAME Peterson, Lucky
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Peterson, Judge Kenneth (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American blues musician
DATE OF BIRTH December 13, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Buffalo , New York
DATE OF DEATH 17th May 2020
Place of death Dallas , Texas