Biography
San Francisco's Blue Cheer, comprising Dickie Peterson (b. Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA; vocals/bass), Leigh Stephens (guitar) and Paul Whaley (drums), harboured dreams of a more conventional direction until seeing Jimi Hendrix perform at the celebrated Monterey Pop Festival. Taking their name from a potent brand of LSD, they made an immediate impact with 1967's uncompromising debut album, Vincebus Eruptum, which featured cacophonous...
