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Peter Rowan

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American bluegrass musician

Person · Open Library

Works
19

Top works

  • Mountain summers
  • Seeking Reconciliation
  • Proclaiming the Peacemaker
  • Doctor, Doctor
  • Ask Doctor Pete

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1942-07-04
bluegrasscountrycountry folkcountry rockfolkprogressive bluegrass

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
32,886
Total plays
209,661

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bluegrasscountryAllsinger-songwriteramericana

Peter Rowan (b. July 4, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American bluegrass musician and composer. Rowan plays guitar and mandolin, yodels and sings. While in high school in 1956, Peter formed the Tex-Mex group The Cupids which became locally famous and self-released a single. In 1963 he joined the Mother Bay State Entertainers and played mandolin on their record, The String Band Project. He became a member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys in 1964 before forming Earth Opera with David Gris

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