Big Pete Pearson Photos

Big Pete Pearson is considered to be Phoenix's King of the Blues. Big Pete is simply an amazing blues singer. He has been fronting bands in the Southwest since the 1950's. Bob and Big Pete have a long history of playing and recording together which started almost immediately upon Bob's arrival in Phoenix in 1981. Here are some memorable photos of this master of the blues.
 

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Big Pete At The Rhythm Room.
Photo by Daniel Swadener

Early '80s.
Pete needs no microphone.
       
Big Pete In A Groove

Big Pete Pearson Blues Band 1984.
Front Row (L to R) Matt Roe, Big Pete Pearson, Emerson Carrethers.  
Back Row (L to R) Bob Tate, Jed Allen, Elmer Scott, Bob Corritore.

Two Kings.
Phoenix's King Of The Blues with B.B. King, 
 

Big Pete with then wife Karen After Receiving A Keeping The Blues Alive Award from the Phoenix Blues Society

Catfish Blues

The Original Hymn Revivers 1950s publicity photo.
Big Pete's Gospel Roots.
Big Pete is to the far left and his first wife is the woman with the bee-hive hairstyle two down from Pete.

Singing the Blues

Big Pete Pearson Blues Band 1983.
Elmer Scott, Big Pete, Bob Corritore, Bernard Williams (former sax player of Dyke & The Blazers), Larry Rhymes, Matt Roe, Dr. Fish.

Big Pete Holding Court At the Barbecue (1983) 
Dr. Fish, Matt Roe, Larry Rhymes, Big Pete, Bob Corritore, Elmer Scott, Bernard Wiliams.

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