February 11, 2021 @ With todays technology, they could probably make CDs that they could later alter or erase, remotely, after youve bought it. February 10, 2021 @ I once had an interesting discussion with Pete on a Facebook thread years ago, and he was so bitter. Guitars After practically inventing neo-country twang in the '80s with Dwight Yoakam, Pete Anderson will probably always be associated with Telecasters. "We had such a great run,". February 10, 2021 @ Wed love to stay in touch, sign up for The Pick team to contact you with great news, content and offers. I was able to catch him last year at Filmore South before Covid. The expanded version which has demos and a live set is well worth it too. All of his albums have gone gold or platinum. He was 76. Guitarist Pete Anderson Files Lawsuit Against Country Singer Tracy Dawn Thompson Jonny Whiteside October 8, 2018 In 2017, country music fans were thrilled when singer-songwriter Tracy Dawn. Anderson The 90's/'00's Yoakam stuff is more "interesting" to me, still classic honky tonk, but with a more broad range. February 13, 2021 @ For a while, Anderson worked with another Southern California twanger, Moot Davis. I have many a loyal clients who insist on final control over the end product which is why I have many loyal clients . He stopped letting me come to the studio and then told me Id have to record the vocals somewhere else. He never wore a cowboy hat. I saw Elvis, but I heard Scotty Moore, his guitarist, who straddled that blues country thing," Anderson explains. 8:12 pm. Pete Anderson hasn't worked with Dwight Yoakam since 2002, but his association with Yoakam was so successful and visible he may never shake free of that shadow. Hes a great singer, a great songwriter and a good performer. was just getting started with Yoakam. I still have all the music I have ever bought. Theyre trying to bleed him of the money hes paying his lawyers to fight them. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Pete Anderson is most widely known as the musical partner to Dwight Yoakam, (a little 'side project' that wound up helping to change the face of contemporary country music!) Driven by guitarist Pete Anderson's rambunctious Tele twang, which was reminiscent of the Bakersfield sound of Don Rich with Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, and Roy Nichols with Merle Haggard and the Strangers, Yoakam's music even enjoyed crossover appeal with rockabilly, cow-punk and alternative music fans. Dwight Yoakam's longtime guitarist and producer has filed suit against the singer for financial losses stemming from a series of concerts he expected to perform in 2002. So, who knows? February 9, 2021 @ the Buckaroos, the backing band of their mutual musical hero, Buck Owens. my cassette tape of guitars, cadillacs, etc. glendel Powered by Foundation, Richmond's alternative for news, arts, and culture, Richmond Forum Announces 2023-2024 Speakers, Stuff to do: WRIRs 18th Anniversary Party at Hardywood, The Richmond Book Festival (with Bio Ritmo), Ashland Train Day and more, PICK: Lets Talk Records! with Matt Patton, Friday, April 28, Blues believer: Guitarist and producer Pete Anderson sold more than 25 million records with Dwight Yoakam and has been a bandleader on "Late Night with David Letterman" and "Saturday Night Live. Perhaps I caught him and his band on a bad night, but it was a massive disappointment, as I said. The suit was settled out of court and Anderson says he won't work with Yoakam again. February 18, 2021 @ hoptowntiger94 Rob, turns out were both right, sort of! Since 2002, Yoakam has worked without his longtime producer/guitarist and bandleader Pete Anderson, and 3 Pears sees the singer flying solo or collaborating spiritedly with Kid Rock (Take Hold Of My Hand) and another musical quick-change artist, Beck (A Heart Like Mine, Missing Heart).