Thomas John Peterson, better known as Tom Petersson, is an American musician who is best known for being the bass guitar player for the rock band Cheap Trick.[1]
Before joining Cheap Trick, Petersson played in a number of bands, including the Bol Weevils, the Grim Reapers, Sick Man of Europe, and Fuse. He started out playing electric guitar, but soon switched to bass. His professional career has been closely entwined with Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen since the Grim Reapers in 1967, and the two co-founded Cheap Trick in 1974.[2][3]
During Cheap Trick's classic period, Petersson started playing the 12 string bass guitar, an instrument he conceived and developed in collaboration with luthiers at Hamer Guitars.[4][5][6] Petersson left Cheap Trick in August 1980, shortly before the release of the album All Shook Up. He worked with his then-wife Dagmar on material for a solo album, which was eventually released in 1984 as the six-song EP Tom Peterson and Another Language.[7][8] Petersson also toured with Carmine Appice in 1982.[9] From 1985 to 1987 he joined Pete Comita, who had briefly replaced him in Cheap Trick, in a reformed version of his early band Sick Man of Europe, which also included songwriter Janna Allen.[citation needed] Petersson rejoined Cheap Trick in 1987 and has remained with the band ever since.
Petersson and his wife Alison have two children, son Liam and daughter Lilah. In 2014, Tom and Alison founded Rock Your Speech[14] to promote awareness and understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder, and to use music to help children overcome speech difficulties associated with autism.
Petersson is a serious guitar collector, owning a wide variety of guitars and basses.[15] He prominently used a vintage Gibson Thunderbird bass as his main stage instrument for many years, until a girlfriend threw it out of a hotel window during an argument.[citation needed] Professionally he has endorsed a number of different bass brands during his career, including Hamer, Chandler, Waterstone, Electrical Guitar Company, Hofner, and Mike Lull. He currently plays Gretsch basses, including a pair of his distinctive Falcon signature 12-string basses (one in green, one in white), which Petersson endorses and which have now become a production model.[16]
^"GALLERY: Tom Peterssons Bass Collection". Premierguitar.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
^"G6136B-TP12 Custom Shop Tom Petersson Signature White Falcon™ Bass 12-String with Cadillac Tailpiece, White Lacquer". Gretsch Guitars. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
BibliographyEdit
Reputation Is a Fragile Thing: The Story of Cheap Trick; Mike Hayes with Ken Sharp, published by Poptastic, 1998, ISBN978-0966208108
External linksEdit
Official Cheap Trick website
October 17, 2023
petersson, people, with, similar, names, thomas, peterson, thomas, john, peterson, better, known, american, musician, best, known, being, bass, guitar, player, rock, band, cheap, trick, petersson, august, 1999background, informationborn, 1950, 1950, genresrock. For people with similar names see Thomas Peterson Thomas John Peterson better known as Tom Petersson is an American musician who is best known for being the bass guitar player for the rock band Cheap Trick 1 Tom PeterssonPetersson in August 1999Background informationBorn 1950 05 09 May 9 1950 age 73 GenresRockOccupation s Musician songwriterInstrument s Bass guitar Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksCareer EditBefore joining Cheap Trick Petersson played in a number of bands including the Bol Weevils the Grim Reapers Sick Man of Europe and Fuse He started out playing electric guitar but soon switched to bass His professional career has been closely entwined with Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen since the Grim Reapers in 1967 and the two co founded Cheap Trick in 1974 2 3 During Cheap Trick s classic period Petersson started playing the 12 string bass guitar an instrument he conceived and developed in collaboration with luthiers at Hamer Guitars 4 5 6 Petersson left Cheap Trick in August 1980 shortly before the release of the album All Shook Up He worked with his then wife Dagmar on material for a solo album which was eventually released in 1984 as the six song EP Tom Peterson and Another Language 7 8 Petersson also toured with Carmine Appice in 1982 9 From 1985 to 1987 he joined Pete Comita who had briefly replaced him in Cheap Trick in a reformed version of his early band Sick Man of Europe which also included songwriter Janna Allen citation needed Petersson rejoined Cheap Trick in 1987 and has remained with the band ever since Outside of Cheap Trick Petersson has worked with artists such as Donovan 10 Willie Nelson 11 Mick Jagger 12 Harry Nilsson unused tracks for the Every Man Has a Woman album Bill Lloyd Frank Black 13 Concrete Blonde Foster and Lloyd Edan Everly Coinship and members of The Mavericks Petersson also appeared in The Ramones 1986 music video Something to Believe In Personal life EditPetersson and his wife Alison have two children son Liam and daughter Lilah In 2014 Tom and Alison founded Rock Your Speech 14 to promote awareness and understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder and to use music to help children overcome speech difficulties associated with autism Petersson is a serious guitar collector owning a wide variety of guitars and basses 15 He prominently used a vintage Gibson Thunderbird bass as his main stage instrument for many years until a girlfriend threw it out of a hotel window during an argument citation needed Professionally he has endorsed a number of different bass brands during his career including Hamer Chandler Waterstone Electrical Guitar Company Hofner and Mike Lull He currently plays Gretsch basses including a pair of his distinctive Falcon signature 12 string basses one in green one in white which Petersson endorses and which have now become a production model 16 References Edit Tom Petersson at AllMusic Nazz biography Technicolor Web of Sound Cheap Trick line up history Classic Webs Archived from the original on October 24 2014 The 12 String Bass Website Archived from the original on May 14 2010 Retrieved May 27 2010 Hamer Archived from the original on November 17 2008 Retrieved May 27 2010 The Encyclopedia of the 12 String Bass 12stringbass net Retrieved July 27 2017 Rarebird s Cheap Trick Reviews Rarebird9 net Retrieved December 5 2013 Wolf Alissa July 12 2010 Cheap Trick On The Beach In Wildwood Philly com Articles philly com Retrieved December 5 2013 Carmine Appice amp Friends Rock Super Session Vol 1 2CDR Gig in Japan Retrieved July 18 2018 Shadows of Blue Donovan Official Website donovan ie Archived from the original on June 29 2013 1 dead link Joe Bosso Production legend Dave Jerden on 13 career defining records MusicRadar Exclusive new feature with Cheap Trick bassist Tom Petersson For Bass Players Only Rock Your Speech Rock Your Speech GALLERY Tom Peterssons Bass Collection Premierguitar com Retrieved July 27 2017 G6136B TP12 Custom Shop Tom Petersson Signature White Falcon Bass 12 String with Cadillac Tailpiece White Lacquer Gretsch Guitars Retrieved July 18 2018 Bibliography EditReputation Is a Fragile Thing The Story of Cheap Trick Mike Hayes with Ken Sharp published by Poptastic 1998 ISBN 978 0966208108External links EditOfficial Cheap Trick website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tom Petersson amp oldid 1170023830, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
