Pete Anderson

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Pete Anderson
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Pete Anderson - Live in Concert
Background information
Born (1948-07-23) July 23, 1948 (age 76)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Guitarist, record producer, arranger, songwriter
Instruments
Years active1984-present
Labels
Website www.peteanderson.com

Pete Anderson (born July 23, 1948) is an American guitarist, music producer, arranger and songwriter. [1]

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Anderson is most known for his guitar work with, and critically acclaimed production of, country music star Dwight Yoakam from 1984 through 2002, a partnership that resulted in numerous platinum records, sold-out tours, and some music in the Bakersfield and hillbilly traditions. On guitar, Anderson's technical proficiency and versatility allows him to perform a variety of styles, including country, western, rock, rockabilly, soul, blues, Flamenco, Tex-Mex.

Among the artists Anderson has produced are Dwight Yoakam, Roy Orbison, Jason Boland and the Stragglers, Meat Puppets, Jackson Browne, Michelle Shocked, [2] Buck Owens, k.d. Lang, Steve Pryor Band, Lonesome Strangers, [3] and Lucinda Williams. He more recently produced Mark Chesnutt's album Outlaw (2010) [4] and George Ducas' album Long Way From Home (2024)

Record label

In 1993, along with Dusty Wakeman, Anderson joined Barbara Hein, a longtime Capitol Records executive with a history in the music business, and engineer Michael Dumas to form Little Dog Records. Recording his first solo CD on his own label in 1994, Anderson placed himself on the road in support of Working Class, a country-blues-rock-roots music extravaganza produced by Wakeman. While continuing to work with Yoakam, being the president of a record label opened new worlds for Anderson. Signing artists that he and his partners believed in gave Anderson the creative freedom he craved. Having to be part businessman and part artist was a difficult part to play every day, but Anderson proved he was up to the challenge when he negotiated a distribution deal with Polygram in 1996. Anderson stuck with Wakeman for his second release, 1997's Dogs In Heaven. [5]

Discography

Solo albums
With Dwight Yoakam
With Michelle Shocked
With Various artists
Compilation albums

References

  1. ↑ "Pete Anderson Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio". AllMusic . Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Country". Countrymusic.about.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Lonesome Pine - Lonesome Strangers - Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Pete Anderson". GuitarPlayer.com. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "korg.com". 13 March 2006. Archived from the original on 13 March 2006. Retrieved 6 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ "Lightnin' Willie". Lightninwillie.com. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
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