 Any connoisseur of Seventies rock music will certainly
remember Rare Earth. Their funky good-time music is still played on classic rock
stations across the country and their place in pop music history is firmly
cemented.
Peter Rivera is the original drummer and lead vocalist behind all of the hits.
Wherever these classics are played people inevitably say something like: "I'd
know that voice anywhere" . . .Peter's story is one of those all-American
classics; a kind of "rags to riches" tale in which an obscure white boy, growing
up in a red- brick row house of Detroit, Michigan, finds his way out of the
grimy blue-collar neighborhood that spawned a whole generation of factory
workers, dock hands, and "tough-guy" bar brawlers to the big time glitz and glam
of the pop music industry.
With Peter on drums and lead vocals, Rare Earth sold over twenty-five million
records. Peter recorded over seventeen albums, had top ten hits with:
"Get Ready"
"I'm Losing You"
"Born to Wander"
"Hey Big Brother"
and
"I Just Want to Celebrate"
The albums "Get Ready" and the two-record set "Rare Earth in Concert" won double
platinum. "One World" and "The Ecology Album" went single platinum; "Willie
Remembers" and "Ma" won gold.
Rivera has been called the premier rock drummer / vocalist of the '70s. Peter's
vocals have been featured on countless radio and television commercials. His hit
voice is heard in several movies and television shows. "A Knights Tale", "Three
Kings", "Chicago Hope" and "Beverly Hills 90210" are but a few. Peter has 34
years of touring the world. "There isn't much I haven't seen", he says.
He tours the world with the Classic Rock All Stars and is currently involved in
projects that include writing and producing music. He has authored his
autobiography and is currently working on a book-to-movie project.
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