Blue Cheer

BluesCountryMetalproto-metal blues rockSan Francisco psych-blueslate-60s power trioheavy blues pioneers

Blue Cheer was an American blues rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s, who helped to pioneer heavy metal music. Based in San Francisco, original personnel were singer/bassist Dickie Peterson, guitarist Leigh Stephens, and drummer Paul Whaley. A power trio, the band was named after a variety of LSD promoted by underground chemist and Grateful Dead backer Owsley Stanley. This variety of LSD took its name from a popular laundry detergent. Their

Influenced by: Cream, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Canned Heat

Active:
late 1960s–early 1970s
Scene:
San Francisco
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