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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