Pete Wernick

Pete Wernick
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Styles: Progressive Bluegrass, Instrumental Country
Biography: Banjo player Pete Wernick started his recording career back in 1971, when he belonged to the instrumental group Country Cooking. Before the decade was over, he established Hot Rize, a progressive bluegrass outfit. He went on to record as a solo artist, and his 1993 Sugar Hill release, On a Roll, spawned ...Read full biography
Dr. Banjo Steps Out
Released: 1978
Label: Flying Fish
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Dr. Banjo really steps out on this one. Introducing flute, synthesizer, and a whole host of trippy studio effects into a bluegrass album was pretty progressive for the mid-'70s (even in an era where John ...Read full review
Up All Night
Released: 2002
Label: Niwot
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Ever since he first ran his banjo through a phase shifter in the 1970s, banjo wizard Peter Wernick has been something of a maverick. Though he's never turned his back on bluegrass, he branches out happily ...Read full review
More Pete Wernick albums: Main Albums (6), DVD/Video (1)
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