Peter Rivera of Rare Earth

Peter Rivera of Rare Earth
July 22 | $35 Pre-Sale $40 At the Door
Green membership vouchers will not be available to use for this show. Peter Rivera was born and raised in Detroit. His father was a factory worker while his mother stayed home. When he was nine, a music store salesmen came to the house and sold his folks on a 30-music lesson package on the drums. He had no choice but to quit after only three lessons since his family could not afford it. For years Peter practiced his drumming on an old beat-up snare drum. After saving his money from working two paper routes, Peter bought a set of gold sparkle
drums. This was the start of a long and successful career behind the drums. After meeting a couple of guitar players, he formed his first band The Sultans. They practiced for several years until one day Peter was seen at a church social by the members of a popular band, the Sunliners. The Sunliners asked Peter to audition, but never asked him to join their band. One year later however, they saw him and this time they wanted him. After tireless hard work and practice, The Sunliners eventually got a job playing in a rundown nightclub five nights a week. Being in Detroit, Motown got wind of the band and offered to let it record for a few nights to see what they could do. This was its “big break” into the recording industry. The Sunliners changed their name to Rare Earth, and the album “Get Ready” came out and eventually sold millions. It went on to record many gold and platinum albums. Peter is considered to be one of the premier singers/drummers of all time. He was the voice of all the Rare Earth hits as well as the man behind the drums.