Artist description Born in Los Angeles, California. Raised in Chicago, Illinois by his Aunt Floy and Uncle Wesley Williams. Wesley was a blues guitarist and introduced Pete to the guitar at the age of four. EDUCATION Crane High School. All City Jazz Band - 4 years. G.I.T. Musician's Institute - various workshops. Sherwood Music College. EMPLOYMENT Musical Director - Black Arts Celebration Band Leader since 1993. Pistol Pete and the Professionals, Pistol Pete with Full Throttle, and currently Pistol Pete. CD RELEASES 1995 - "LOADED" - Pistol Pete and the Professionals 1997 - "PISTOL PETE" - released in June. PERSONAL QUOTE I'm a guitar player for the 21st Century. I vow to be true to the 6-string instrument and never let it go. Long live the power trio.

Music Style Rock & Roll Blues Man

Musical Influences Jimi Hendrix, Steve Vai, Frank Zappa, Greg Howe, Jon Finn, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Eric Gales and Albert King.

Artist History Pistol Pete Career Highlights 2001 RAMI (Rockford Area Music Industry)Inductee Hall of Fame. Corporate Convention on Amelia Island,Flordia for Doskocil. Headliner at Hard Rock Cafe,Chicago. Headliner for Hope Blues Festival,St.Labory 2000 RAMI winner Best Funk/R&B. Two extended European Tours. 1999 Corporate Conventions in Detroit for Ford Thunderbird at the Auto Show.Miami for Domino’s Pizza,and Cable Television (CTMA) conventions in San Francisco and Chicago at the Arie Crown Theatre and McCormick Place. Halftime show for the Rockford Lightning Professional Basketball Team at the Metro Center in Rockford, IL. RAMI winner Best Rock. Live radio appearances at WJJO in Madison,WI.and WCKG in Chicago,IL. Played the House of Blues,Chicago,IL.and Univ.Of Wisconsin in Madison. Main act at Wing Ding,in Rockford IL, (over 10,000 in attendance). 1998 Jimi Hendrix Electric Guitar Festival in Seattle. Opening act for Foreigner and Savoy Brown. Computer Associates Convention, CA. 1998 New Orleans. RAMI winner Best New Blues. Main act Wing Ding in Rockford,IL. 1997 Performed at Northern Illinois Homecoming. Opening act at various festivals for Kansas, Survivor, Cheap Trick, Fog Hat, and Head East. RAMI winner Best Blues. Voted Best Band In Rockford. Mitsubishi International Print Show,1997. Performed on Mitsubishi Blues Cafe CD. Blues on the Fox, Aurora. Finalist in the Albert King International Blues Competition in Memphis. Main act for the Rockford Wing Ding.

Albums Loaded, Pistol Pete

Location Rockford, Illinois - USA

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