Peter Gutteridge
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Peter Gutteridge is a Dunedin
, New Zealand
, musician. Best known as a singer/songwriter/guitarist, he was originally a bassist, playing in several bands during the 1980s. Initially he was a member of The Clean
, alongside Hamish
and David Kilgour
, whom Gutteridge had known from his schooldays. He was a founding member of The Chills
in 1980, staying with the band for only a few months. In 1982–83 he was a member of band The Cartilege Family, alongside Shayne Carter
. He rejoined with The Clean's Kilgour brothers to form The Great Unwashed in 1983. Gutteridge later formed the band Snapper
, with whom he performed from 1986. Other bands in which Gutteridge has been involved have included the Alpaca Brothers and The Puddle.
Gutteridge released one solo album, Pure, on Xpressway Records in 1989.
Dunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, musician. Best known as a singer/songwriter/guitarist, he was originally a bassist, playing in several bands during the 1980s. Initially he was a member of The Clean
The Clean
The Clean are an influential Indie rock band that formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1978. Led through a number of early rotating line-ups by brothers Hamish and David Kilgour, the band settled down to their well-known and current line-up with bassist Robert Scott...
, alongside Hamish
Hamish Kilgour
Hamish Kilgour is a New Zealand musician notable for founding The Clean along with his brother David in 1978. He later moved to New York City and formed The Mad Scene in the early 1990s.-References:...
and David Kilgour
David Kilgour
David Kilgour, PC is a former Canadian politician.Kilgour graduated from the University of Manitoba in economics in 1962 and the University of Toronto law school in 1966. From crown attorney in northern Alberta to Canadian Cabinet minister, Kilgour ended his 27 year tenure in the Canadian House of...
, whom Gutteridge had known from his schooldays. He was a founding member of The Chills
The Chills
The Chills are a guitar and keyboard-based rock band from Dunedin, New Zealand. In the 1980s and 1990s, they were one of the proponents of the Dunedin Sound.- History :...
in 1980, staying with the band for only a few months. In 1982–83 he was a member of band The Cartilege Family, alongside Shayne Carter
Shayne Carter
Shayne Carter is best-known for being the Straitjacket Fits' principal singer/songwriting/guitarist in the late 80s/early 90s, and later on a founding member of Dimmer.Carter comes from a musical family...
. He rejoined with The Clean's Kilgour brothers to form The Great Unwashed in 1983. Gutteridge later formed the band Snapper
Snapper (band)
Snapper was a New Zealand indie/alternative band formed by Peter Gutteridge, previously in The Clean, The Chills and The Great Unwashed.The band evolved from the line-up of another Gutteridge-led band, the Dunedin-based Phromes...
, with whom he performed from 1986. Other bands in which Gutteridge has been involved have included the Alpaca Brothers and The Puddle.
Gutteridge released one solo album, Pure, on Xpressway Records in 1989.
Sources
- Davey, T. & Puschmann, H. (1996) Kiwi rock. Dunedin: Kiwi Rock Publications. ISBN 0-473-03718-1.
- Dix, J. (1988) Stranded in paradise: New Zealand rock'n'roll 1955-1988. Wellington: Paradise Publications. ISBN 0-473-00638-3.
- Eggleton, D. (2003) Ready to fly: The story of New Zealand rock music. Nelson, NZ: Craig Potton Publishing. ISBN 1-877333-06-9.