Below is a clip taken from the Almost Famous DVD's 'special features' , it's just me and singer Elaine Summers. Other times I'm joined by "The Sinners": Peter Stroud, Dave Hull (currently on tour filling in on bass with Aerosmith), Rob Brill & Elaine Summers.
Influences
here are a some artists i hold in high esteem:
bob dylan, al green, t-rex, leonard cohen, ac/dc, bob marley, the stooges, merle haggard, gram parsons, the byrds, muddy waters, the rolling stones, neil young, the velvet underground, marvin gaye, jj cale, tom petty and the heartbreakers, stevie wonder, lightnin hopkins, jim keltner, al jackson jr, booker t, steve cropper, duck dunn, the funk brothers, the wrecking crew, the troggs, john paul george and ringo (solo and with their little band), buddy holly, chuck berry, led zeppelin, black sabbath, jimmy reed, mississippi john hurt, leadbelly, simon and garfunkel, roy hallee, phil spector, daniel lanois, al perkins, clarence white, howlin wolf, hubert sumlin and so on.
From the time that he signed with Rick Rubin's American Recordings in 1993, Pete Droge has enjoyed a successful, multi-faceted career as a recording artist, songwriter, producer, and composer.
Beginning with his breakout hit “If You Don't Love Me (I'll Kill Myself),” which was featured in the blockbuster Dumb and Dumber, Pete Droge has gone on to compose and license original music for television and film, including national ad campaigns for Toyota and T-Mobile, and the ABC smash Grey's Anatomy. Academy Award winner Cameron Crowe personally asked Pete Droge to pen an original song for his film Almost Famous Droge co-wrote (with Ex-Eurythmic Dave Stewart) and performed the Main Title theme for the Miramax film, Beautiful Girls. He has composed original scores for the feature films Tatoo, a Love Story and Catching Out as well as shorts for up-and-coming film makers John Jeffcoat & Justin Mitchell.
In addition to composing and licensing music, Pete Droge has led a successful career as a recording artist, having released five full-length albums under his own moniker. Over the years, Droge has joined forces with a number of artists, both as a producer and co-writer, including fruitful collaborations with long-time friend Stone Gossard, of Pearl Jam. In 2003, Droge teamed up with Mathew Sweet and Shawn Mullins to form their side-project harmony band, The Thorns, releasing a rootsy self-titled album on Columbia. In addition, Droge co-wrote the single, “Beautiful Wreck,” from Shawn Mullins' 2006 release, 9th Ward Pickin' Parlor, which garnered a 1 AAA radio hit.
Pete’s latest project is The Droge & Summers Blend, a collaboration with his long time partner, Elaine Summers. The first of a series of EPs they've been working on will be available at independent record stores beginning on August 25th, and is available for pre-order now at The Puzzle Tree Online Store
Peet, don't know 'bout you but I gotta' give these guys points for style, creativity and pushing the envelope in the day of the two minute thirty second song... And let's face it, not easy singing like a woman. All apologies to Leo Sayer... The Who on Rolling Stone's Rock n' Roll Circus... "A Quick One". I
Thanks for adding me to your list of friends!! Really love "Small Time Blues" The song caught my attention years ago in Almost Famous, I recently bought the dvd and found the complete version of the song! Sends a few shivers down my spine, beautiful!
I had a long drive home from a gig Saturday night and "Necktie Second" was my accompaniment. Brilliant! I have fond memories of seeing you on tour with Tom Petty. Hope all is well.
My upcoming self-produced 7-song EP, "B Sides from B Street" is set to hit shelves June 30th. Come take a listen to a handful of the tracks and see what you think! Influences span the likes of: John Prine, Chris Smither, Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, Jackie Greene, Josh Ritter, Wilco, Redbird, and other singer/songwriters keeping the craft alive.
I'm booking shows throughout California right now if any other musicians are looking to cobill.
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