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Norm Peach is an American bassist from Utica, New York who was a member of Earthstar during the late 1970s. He also played with Dennis Rea and Daniel Zongrone in Zuir prior to joining Earthstar. [1] He appeared on two Earthstar albums: Salterbarty Tales (1978) and French Skyline (1979).

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  1. Rea, Dennis (2006). Live at the Forbidden City. New York: iUniverse. p. 18. ISBN   0-595-39048-X. Archived from the original on 2007-12-30.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

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