Tom Petersson
Tom Petersson was born in Rockford, Illinois, United States on May 9th, 1950 and is the Bassist. At the age of 73, Tom Petersson biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, songs, and networth are available.
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Thomas John Peterson (born May 9, 1950), also known as Tom Petersson, is an American musician best known for his work with the rock band Cheap Trick's bass guitar player.
Personal life
Petersson and his wife Alison have two children, Liam and daughter Lilah. Tom and Alison founded Rock Your Speech in 2014 to raise the visibility and understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder, as well as the use of music to assist children with autism-related speech difficulties.
Petersson is a passionate guitar collector, owning a number of guitars and basses. He used a vintage Gibson Thunderbird bass as his main stage instrument for many years until a girlfriend threw it out of a hotel window during an argument. He has worked with a number of different bass companies over his career, including Hamer, Chandler, Waterstone, Electrical Guitar Company, Hofner, and Mike Lull. He currently plays Gretsch basses, one in green and one in white), which Petersson endorses and which have since been turned into a production model.
Career
Petersson appeared in a number of bands, including the Bol Weevils, the Grim Reapers, Sick Man of Europe, and Fuse before joining Cheap Trick. He started playing electric guitar but soon moved to bass. Rick Nielsen, a professional musician, has been closely linked to the Grim Reapers since 1967, and the two co-founded Cheap Trick in 1974.
Petersson started playing the 12 string bass guitar, an instrument he designed and created in collaboration with luthiers at Hamer Guitars during Cheap Trick's golden age. In August 1980, Petersson left Cheap Trick just before the album All Shook Up was released. He collaborated with his then-wife Dagmar on songs for a solo album, which was later released in 1984 as the six-song EP Tom Peterson and Another Language. In 1982, Petersson appeared with Carmine Appice for the second time. In a reformed version of his early band Sick Man of Europe, which also included songwriter Janna Allen, he appeared from 1985 to 1987. Pete Comita had briefly replaced him in Cheap Trick. In 1987, Petersson revived Cheap Trick and has been with the band ever since.
Petersson has performed with Donovan, Willie Nelson, Mick Jagger, Harry Nilsson (unique tracks on the Every Man Has a Woman album), Bill Lloyd, Frank Black, Concrete Blonde, Foster and Lloyd, and members of The Mavericks. Petersson appeared in The Ramones' 1986 music video "Something to Believe In."