Blue Cheer
Appearing in the summer of 1968 with a heavy metal version of Eddie Cochran’s “Summertime Blues,” Blue Cheer (Original line-up: Dickie Peterson: vocals, Paul Whaley: drums, Leigh Stephens: guitar) shared the top of the charts with Cream’s Disraeli Gears and Jimi Hendrix’s Are You Experienced?
Blue Cheer
Appearing in the summer of 1968 with a heavy metal version of Eddie Cochran’s “Summertime Blues,” Blue Cheer (Original line-up: Dickie Peterson: vocals, Paul Whaley: drums, Leigh Stephens: guitar) shared the top of the charts with Cream’s Disraeli Gears and Jimi Hendrix’s Are You Experienced? Taking their name from the purest form of high-quality LSD, Blue Cheer enjoyed the support of rock legend Jim Morrison, who announced: “Their single is the most powerful I’ve ever heard,” and the guidance of manager Gut, a one-time Hell’s Angel. Their first album, Vincebus Eruptum, managed to climb all the way to #11.
