Blue Cheer was formed in 1966 by Dickie Peterson . Peterson had previously been with the Davis -based band the Oxford Circle along with future Blue Cheer members Paul Whaley and Gary Lee Yoder . The original Blue Cheer personnel were singer/bassist Peterson, guitarist Leigh Stephens and Eric Albronda as drummer. Albronda was later replaced by Whaley, who was joined by Peterson’s brother Jerre (guitar), Vale Hamanaka (keyboards), and Jere Whiting (vocals, harmonica). Albronda continued his association with Blue Cheer as a member of Blue Cheer management, as well as being the producer or co-producer of five Blue Cheer albums.
Blue Cheer was formed in 1966 by Dickie Peterson . Peterson had
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