Origin: San Francisco, CA, USA
Blue Cheer was a San Francisco based heavy psychedelic band formed in 1966 by Dickie Peterson (bass, vocals), along with Leigh Stephens (guitar, vocals) and Eric Albronda (drums) who named the group after a type of LSD that was manufactured by chemist and Grateful Dead patron Owsley Stanley. Later that year, Dickie's brother Jerre Peterson (guitar), in addition to Vale Hamanaka (keyboards) and Jerre Whiting (vocals, harmonica) were added making them a 6-piece. In 1967, former Oxford Circle member Paul Whaley (drums) replaced Albronda, who became a member of the outfit's management team. Later …