The founding late-Sixties lineup of the San Francisco power trio Blue Cheer — singer-bass guitarist Dickie Peterson, drummer Paul Whaley and guitarist Leigh Stephens — was so loud that the band ...

Like a musical tsunami swallowing everything in sight, San Francisco’s Blue Cheer submerged all of those happy-go-lucky denizens of the Age of Aquarius with the chaotic soundwaves, howling feedback ...

Paul Whaley, drummer for Bay Area power trio Blue Cheer, died on Monday, January 28 at age 72 at his home in Regensburg, Germany. The San Francisco Chronicle reports, via the band’s co-founder and ...

Blue Cheer, a big influence on metal, grunge, and stoner rock, went through a variety of lineups over the years, but founder Dickie Peterson was always at the core. He was the band's heart and soul, ...

“Here they come: the Blue Cheer! Run for your life!” That's how comedian Steve Allen introduced the power trio – bassist/vocalist Dickey Peterson, guitarist Leigh Stephens and drummer Paul Whaley – on ...

Front man and bassist Dickie Peterson of pioneering metallers Blue Cheer was found dead Monday morning in Germany. He was 61 years old and had reportedly been battling cancer for the past year. Blue ...

Dickie Peterson, frontman for the hugely influential San Francisco power trio Blue Cheer, died at home in Germany this morning, as Blabbermouth reports and Blue Cheer's publicist confirms. No cause of ...