A northwest native and prolific songwriter since the age of 15, Jimmy Peters soaked up the lyrical influences of his early heroes Randy Newman, Joni Mitchell and Elvis Costello and reflected them back via pop-folk compositions that have always alluded to bigger, more lush arrangements. By the time he arrived in Seattle in the mid 80's, Jimmy's musical tastes had turned southward to George Jones, Tammy Wynette and Roy Orbison.
Jimmy purchased his first multi-track recorder in 1986 and spent the next six years in his Capitol Hill bedroom, writing and recording songs that would stay in his repetoire for years to come. In 2000 Jimmy finished his first CD, Westerly, and released it to an audience of 12 friends. (It's still in high rotation.) In December 2008, he finished The Difficult Part via CDBaby.com, where it has found fans as far away as Denmark.
Since 2007, Jimmy has played the pedal steel guitar in various Seattle honky tonk bands, including The Haul Off and Smack Somebodys, The Rainieros and (currently) The Big Valley Rangers. Today Jimmy lives and works in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood, where he writes and records nearly everyday. His next CD will be available on CDbaby.com (and elsewhere) in October '09.
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