Pete's friend passed a recording of some of his solo songs to Pearl Jam's producer, Brendan O'Brien, who was so impressed he helped Pete get his first major record deal.Ī further two years later, after doing a lot of touring with the likes of Tom Petty and Neil Young, to whom he has often been compared, he put out his third album, 'Spacey and Shakin', on Brendan O'Brien's own label, Fiftyseven Records. However, through his continuing friendship with McCready, he got his lucky break soon after relocating to Portland. They did not share the suddenly popular sound that music fans were flocking to Seattle to hear though, so sadly they didn't achieve much success.
Around the time his friend's band were hitting the big time, Pete had his own band, Ramadillo.
Not all the bad luck was on his side though as he also became friends with a certain Mike McCready who would go on to find fame as Pearl Jam's guitarist. Born in 1969 and growing up in Seattle, Pete had the unfortunate distinction of sharing his fledgling musical years with the rise of Seattle's grunge scene, and specifically that of Nirvana. Roger Cook, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Lesley Duncan, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Terry Steele, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Buckmaster, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Robin Geoffrey Cable, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernie Taupin, Author - Elton John, Composer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Davey Johnstone, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gus Dudgeon, Producer - Nigel Olsson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Liza Strike, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dee Murray, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Caleb Quaye, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Pope, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - BJ Cole, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Burrows, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Glover, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stillwater, MainArtist - Barry St.Almost as soon as the movie was over I was trying to find out who the song was by but, what with this being the days before the internet (at least for me), it wasn't as easy as you might think! I did find out in the end though, with the help of Metal Hammer magazine as I recall, and thus my Pete Droge fandom had begun.
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