Lucky Peterson

This week we've got a great show lined up. First up is Lucky Peterson, who we caught up with at the Springing the Blues Festival in Jacksonville Florida. Little Lucky Peterson was lucky to be born into a musical family. His dad, James Peterson, owned the Governor's Inn, a popular Buffalo, NY, blues nightclub that booked the biggies: Jimmy Reed, Muddy Waters, Bill Doggett. The latter's mighty Hammond B-3 organ fascinated the four-and-a-half-year-old lad, and soon Peterson was on his way under Doggett's tutelage. A three-year stint with Bobby Bland preceded Peterson's solo career launch, which took off with twoalbums for Alligator, 1989's Lucky Strikes! and the following year's Triple Play. Extensive session work behind everyone from Etta James and Kenny Neal to Otis Rush also commenced during this period.