1. Peter Charles Blecha is an American historian, curator, essayist, author, musician, and director of the Seattle-based Northwest Music Archives.
11 Facts About Peter Blecha
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Peter Blecha is primarily known for research related to aspects of Pacific Northwest musical history.
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Peter Blecha was raised in the Beacon Hill area of Seattle.
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Peter Blecha's family moved to Olympia in 1962, and at an early age he took piano and drum lessons.
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In 1992, Peter Blecha was hired as an archival consultant by Microsoft founder Paul Allen for a specific project: the Jimi Hendrix Museum, and served on the project's Planning and Design, Exhibit Development, and Concept Development teams.
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Peter Blecha was named as an Ambassador for the Seattle Center Foundation's Next 50 history committee.
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In 2001, Peter Blecha began working for Walt Crowley's HistoryLink, an online encyclopedia of Washington state history.
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Peter Blecha has published ten books and written feature essays for The Seattle Times, Seattle Business, Seattle Weekly, Seattle Metropolitan, Seattle Magazine, Life, No Depression, DISCoveries, and others.
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Peter Blecha researched historic brands of guitars manufactured in the Pacific Northwest from the 1930s through the 1950s including Audiovox, Bud-Electro, Hanburt, and Coppock, with many documented in essays in Vintage Guitar magazine.
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Peter Blecha researched pioneering Northwest-based record companies from the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.
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Peter Blecha's recordings include singles, EPs, and albums with multiple artists as a drummer, guitarist, and songwriter:.