Peter Parcek is an American blues rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
12 Facts About Peter Parcek
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Peter Parcek has released four albums since 2000, after spending time as a sideman for Pinetop Perkins.
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Peter Parcek first became aware of blues music by listening to WVON AM radio in the evening, when Southern radio station signals barely reached his bedroom in New England.
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Peter Parcek heard music by Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Albert Collins, and others, before his mother amassed sufficient Green Stamps to purchase her son a nylon-string guitar.
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Suitably inspired, in the late-1960s, Peter Parcek began performing his own small-scale gigs in and around London, both playing the harmonica and singing.
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Peter Parcek worked during the day as a school counselor and instrument salesman, before joining a Boston-based blues outfit, Nine Below Zero.
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In 2000, Peter Parcek released his out-of-print debut album, Evolution, on Lightnin' Records.
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Peter Parcek was joined by guest appearances from Ronnie Earl and Al Kooper, helping to create a mixture of Parcek original songs with his interpretation of those written by Mose Allison and Freddie King.
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Peter Parcek toured to promote the album and, the following year, released an EP of four Bob Dylan covers, Pledging My Time.
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Peter Parcek later had an injury to his wrist which curtailed further activity for three years.
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Peter Parcek was nominated for 'Best New Artist' at the 2011 Blues Music Awards.
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Peter Parcek has twice been successful at the New England Music Awards, winning 'Blues Artist of the Year' and 'Blues Audience Guitarist of the Year'.