Tom Petersson
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| Tom Petersson | |
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| Born | May 9, 1950 |
| Genre(s) | rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar |
| Associated acts | Cheap Trick |
Tom Petersson ( 9 May 1950, Rockford, Illinois) is the bassist for the rock band Cheap Trick.
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Petersson contributes heavily to the writing of music and is credited with inventing the 12 string bass guitar. Jol Dantzig of Hamer Guitars was the builder of the first 12-string bass, which expanded the 8-string bass concept by adding one more additional octave string to each bass string. It is basically a four string bass with two octave strings tuned in unison just above the fundamental bass string.
Petersson sings lead vocals on "I Know What I Want" and on live versions of "Waitin' For The Man". He left Cheap Trick shortly after the recording of All Shook Up. During his time off from the band, he released the solo album Tom Petersson And Another Language. Tom toured the North American club scene with his group in the early 1980s.
However, Petersson rejoined Cheap Trick in 1988 for the band's Lap of Luxury album. He appeared on Frank Black's solo album, released in June 2006.
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