Steve Nathan Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 lucky-peterson-obit I remember him always as Little Lucky Peterson. He was a 5 year old Hammond player in his Dad's bar when I was a teen. Only 55. RIP Quote Don't rush me. I'm playing as slowly as I can! http://www.stevenathanmusic.com/stevenathanmusic.com/HOME.html https://apple.co/2EGpYXK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeyMoe Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Very sad. We will miss him...... Quote Montage 7, Mojo 61, PC-3, XK-3c Pro, Kronos 88, Hammond SK-1, Motif XF- 7, Hammond SK-2, Roland FR-1, FR-18, Hammond B3 - Blond, Hammond BV -Cherry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piano39 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 I remember seeing him on Johnny Carson's Tonight show. I believe that he was five years old. He played "1-2-3-4" on the B-3 and one other song. Blew me away. Does anybody have any links to him playing at that age? Hard to find. Quote Yamaha Motif XF6, Yamaha AN200, Logic Pro X, Arturia Microbrute, Behringer Model D, Yamaha UX-3 Acoustic Piano, assorted homemade synth modules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 RIP, much too young. His drummer came and gave a masterclass when I was in first or second year in college, Cuban guy who had gone to North Texas and was on the road with Lucky. Caught their show at Blues on Whyte and Lucky pulled one of, if not the most memorable stage trick I've seen. While taking a solo, he walks out into the crowd with his wireless and solos on the dancefloor, but then keeps going, walks outside and bums a smoke, all while continuing to solo. Rhythm section keeps grooving and he eventually comes back up and finishes the solo off. Amazing stuff. He may not have invented it but man did he pull it off. The main thing I remember from that masterclass (Lucky wasn't there) is the drummer describing what would happen if he played too big of a fill or got a little excited. Guy was full of chops of course, but Lucky would turn his head around on the bandstand and give him a glare and just yell: "POCKET!" Quote Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S_Gould Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Damn! I was "lucky" enough to do FOH for him several times, and even played with him on a couple of gigs. He didn't have much time for musicians that didn't "get it" (i.e. groove, pocket, swing...), but was a great musician & a fun guy to hang with. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niacin Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 When I started getting seriously into blues Hammond playing I had a lot of his records on heavy rotation, wonderful legacy, in fact I still have an iTunes playlist just titled "Lucky Peterson", sad to have missed him when he played Sydney a few years back, RIP. Quote Gig keys: Hammond SKpro, Korg Vox Continental, Crumar Mojo 61, Crumar Mojo Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niacin Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 [video:youtube] Quote Gig keys: Hammond SKpro, Korg Vox Continental, Crumar Mojo 61, Crumar Mojo Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider76 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 How could he be only 55? Looks like he's been around forever. I'm shocked. His album with Mavis Staple is the one which made me fall forever in love with the B3, and in general one of my absolutely favourite albums of all genres. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legatoboy Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 He was good ...RIP LP! Quote CP-50, YC 73, FP-80, PX5-S, NE-5d61, Kurzweil SP6, XK-3, CX-3, Hammond XK-3, Yamaha YUX Upright, '66 B3/Leslie 145/122 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moj Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Lucky Peterson gone too soon. Lucky Strikes!, Triple Play & I'm Ready are my favorite recordings. Man, what a loss of a great musician. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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