15 Facts About Peter Case

Peter Case was born on April 5,1954 and is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.

Peter Case's career is wide-ranging, from rock n' roll and blues, to folk rock and solo acoustic performance.

Peter Case wrote his first song "Stay Away," in 1965, at the age of eleven.

Peter Case briefly performed with Gurf Morlix, Victoria Williams, and Warren Tornado Klein as the Incredibly Strung Out Band, but their collaboration never resulted in a record.

Case struck out on his own with the self-titled album Peter Case released in 1986 on Geffen Records.

In 1989, Peter Case released a second solo album, The Man With the Blue Post-Modern Fragmented Neo-Traditionalist Guitar, this time with the help of artists like David Hidalgo of Los Lobos, Ry Cooder, and Benmont Tench.

Peter Case signed a contract with Vanguard Records, and the record was re-released on that label in 1993.

Peter Case performed Beatles songs at the Hollywood Bowl with George Martin.

Peter Case frequently conducts songwriting workshops in California, where he now resides, and in other locations.

In 2006 Peter Case began posting on his blog sections of a memoir entitled As Far As You Can Get Without a Passport, which was issued in book form in January 2007 by Everthemore Books.

Peter Case has continued to write and post autobiographical additional material.

On December 6,2007, Peter Case's Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album.

In January 2009, Peter Case underwent heart surgery, leading to fund raising efforts by other musicians to help defray his medical costs.

In December 2019, Peter Case went to The Old Whaling Church in Martha's Vineyard and recorded with producer Ron Franklin, The Midnight Broadcast, a concept album of traditional and contemporary material featuring Cindy Wasserman, Bert Deivert, Lee Fortier Franklin and Ross Johnson.

The touring band line-up for the Collins and Peter Case tour was augmented by members of The Paul Collins Beat.