Ricky Peterson - Musician's Musician. Plays With David Sanborn, Prince, Stevie Nicks, Bonnie Raitt And Many Others!
Episode Notes
Ricky Peterson is a Musician's Musician. He's a keyboard player, producer and composer who has played with saxophone star David Sanborn for 20+ years, and also with Prince, Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac, Bonnie Raitt, John Mayer, George Benson and so many others. We discuss his Minnesota background, his musical family, his celebrated career, and much more. And of course we do a Songfest.
My featured song in this episode is “Metro Shuffle”. Spotify link here.
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Ricky and I discuss:
Famous Minnesota born rock musicians
His musical family, including his parents playing organ for the Twins
Playing at teen dances
1970s fusion
David Sanborn
Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Nicks/John Mayer/George Benson
In the Songfest portion we play portions of and discuss the following:
Spooky (David Sanborn)
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Prince)
P Park (George Benson)
Under The Radar (The Peterson Brothers)
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