In December 2000, famous Swedish promoter Hans Edler invites Pete Anderson to Stockholm to take part in “
Rock Gala” concerts where he is the only special guest from abroad. He sings on a same stage with the biggest 50’s and 60’s Swedish rock’n’roll stars like Jan Rohde, Rockin’ Boris, Little Gerhard, Rock Olga, Burken, Kenneth Swanstrom and others. All musicians are backed by Swedish rockabilly band “The T-Cats”.
In March of 2002 Pete again goes to USA, this time to South of Texas to a small town Mercedes to record his first 100% American CD album “
Texeclectic” with a bunch of local studio musicians led by his friend – famous country & western musician, music professor, virtuoso guitarist Ray Tate.
Same as many other musicians Pete had to have a day job and for three years Pete was a territory representative for “Motorola” in Latvia and Estonia.
According to many musicians and music critics and reviewers opinion, Pete’s are ones of the best interpretations and arrangements of the fifties musical stuff.
Pete has the talent of finding those great but well-forgotten songs and giving these musical pieces a brand new life.
Lately Pete has been writing his own songs. One of them - "Baby I'm Crazy 'Bout You" was included in his CD album “
Sentimental”, released in 2004 and dedicated to his wife Anna. More Pete's own songs are included in his newest album "
Brass-A-Billy" (2008) .
Today Pete Anderson is going full steam with his band playing numerous club gigs and music festivals all over the Baltic and Western Europe. With his energetic performances he has successfully toured Estonia, Lithuania, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Holland, Belgium, Germany, England and USA. From 1991 he was constantly booked on the same shows with many legendary rock’n’roll greats such as Bill Haley’s Original Comets, Gene Vincent’s Blue Caps, Jack Scott, Billy Lee Riley, Hayden Thompson, Ventures, Roddy Jackson and many other famous artists. Pete has also appeared on numerous European radio and TV shows and commercials.
Pete Anderson is a member of “Gene Vincent's Official Fan Club Of England”, honorary member of “Elvis Presley Fan Club Of Estonia” , “Moscow’s Elvis Presley Memorial” member, “Swedish Rock’n’roll Club” member, "Wild Cats" (Denmark) club's member as well as the only entertainer from Latvia and the whole ex-Soviet Union, that is mentioned in “Rockabilly Hall Of Fame”
http://www.rockabillyhall.com/RockClockTribute.html .
For 2 years Pete Anderson had worked as a radio host presenting his own popular radio show
named “Be-Bop Boogie And The Rockin’ Rhythm Review”.
In 2000 he had organized the only rock’n’roll and country music club „Alligator” in Riga and for three years he was a music manager of it. Unfortunately the club was pressed to close because of the premises were sold by the owner.
From 2005 Pete has renewed the organization of International Rock'n'roll Festivals in Latvia. On May 1, 2007 already third festival has blasted off.
Many famous rock'n'rollers have successfully appeared there - Mike Sanchez, Wildfire Willie & The Ramblers, Eva Eastwood & The Major Keys, The Jive Cats, The Refreshments, DiMaggio Brothers, Ivo Linna & Rock Hotel among others.
"Pete Anderson & The American Dream" gave a tremendous show at the famous UK's "
Rhythm Riot" festival in October 2007, getting very positive reviews in "Now Dig This" and "UK ROCK" magazines.
In recent years Pete, like in good old "Archives" times, from time to time performs again in an extended line-up with two or three saxes and occassionally with steel-guitar.
In 2008, Razzle Dazzle Records released the new Pete's CD "
Brass-A-Billy". The CD is a further development of Pete’s idea of melting rockabilly with swing, which "The Archives" realized already in the eighties, this time in a new, rather unusual way.
"Brass-A-Billy" album is acknowledged by the "JUST PLAIN FOLKS" (JPF) - the biggest music organization in the world today, as
“THE WINNER OF JPF MUSIC AWARDS FOR THE BEST ROCKABILLY ALBUM 2009 (Nashville, TN)" –
www.jpfolks.com.
In the spring of 2009 the brand new band -
"Pete Anderson & The Swamp Shakers" was formed.
The line-up of the band:
Rockin’Pete - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Slappin’Annie - slap bass, back vocals
Johnny Hill - lead guitar, back vocals
Big John Herka – drums, back vocals
“The Swamp Shakers” is the only band in the whole Latvia playing real classical Rockabilly music, thus fulfilling Pete’s life-long dream of creating the real authentic band. All the band members are truly dedicated and gifted musicians that got together with the strong desire to play on a competent level the rockabilly music which they all are madly in love with, creating fun & joy for themselves and the audiences as well. This band is kinda special in a way they present their musical skills and stylistic image.
„We play our own versions of the 50’s classic rockabilly tunes, some old-fashioned country and hillbilly with the fresh sound, fresh arrangements and energetic, joyful, emotionally attractive performance as well as our own compositions and we wish to popularize this great music and 50’s culture here in Latvia and elsewhere!”
There are few live videos of the band on You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrnzLLK2m0g – Red Hot Mama
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UlPziuk0Ig – Baby Let’s Play House
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlS2WLo8o_Q – Rock’n’roll Ruby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IGRSIvxIeo – One Cup Of Coffee And A Cigarette
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpbLzVVp2to – Travelin’ Light
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpcHa_VfI4Q – Blue Moon Of Kentucky
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G6yna6WZQI – Big Fool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kaWmmPsbEs – One Cup Of Coffee And A Cigarette
Rockin' Pete has lots of fans all over the world.
