Big Mama Fitzgerald Biography

Peter None (AKA: Big Mama Fitzgerald) Musical Biography:
Born Charles Peter (None) on August 26, 1953 in Dodgeville, Wisconsin.
Orphaned at birth, adopted 9 months later. Raised in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
1968: Drummer for Wisconsin Acid Pop band Blue Bus.
1969: Drummer for Wisconsin Proto Punk band The Beans.
1969-1970: Drummer, then Bassist for Wisconsin Proto Acid Punk band Mother Toad.
1971-1972: Guitarist for Wisconsin Acid Rock band Grunt.
1973-1974: Guitarist for Wisconsin Proto Acid Punk band Bad Jesus.
1975-1976: Slide Guitar and Banjo player for Wisconsin Acoustic Bluegrass band.
1977-1987: In depth study of the technical and aesthetic aspects of sound, light,
photography and stage with steady contract work in the electronics, video and music industry.
1981: Guitarist and Vocalist for Colorado Hard Punk band Rancid.
1982: Guitarist and Vocalist for Colorado Hard Rock band Renegade.
1983-1985: Solo and contract Guitar, Synth and Vocal work in Colorado as Peter None.
1983: Began recording the first Peter None album "Angst" in Boulder, Colorado.
1985: Completed recording the first Peter None album "Angst" in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
1986-1987: Guitarist and Vocalist for Colorado Hard Rock band Rough Trade.
1987-1989: Manager and senior technician for Omaha, Nebraska music pro-shop Music Mechanix.
1987-1989: Contract studio Guitarist and Vocalist in Omaha, Nebraska.
Recorded second Peter None project "Absolutely Not" which was never released.
1989-1990: Guitarist and Vocalist for Colorado Contra-Blues band The Us.
1990: Senior technician for Rainbow Recording Studios in Omaha, Nebraska.
1991-1994: Guitarist, Vocalist, Synthetisist, Drummer and founding member of Colorado
Acid Rock ensemble Electric Messiah.
1993-2001: Solo acoustic blues career as Big Mama Fitzgerald.
1993: Founded The World Famous Open Stage From Hell
at the original Penny Lane Coffeehouse in Boulder, Colorado.
1994-1998: Entertainment Director and Publicist for legendary Boulder, Colorado music venue Penny Lane.
1995-1999: Founding member and Guitarist for Colorado Combat Poetics ensemble :THEY:.
1995-2003: Founded and performed in the eclectic Colorado Acid Blues duo AKA: Streisand & Onassis
with legendary sax player Totter Todd.
1998-Present: Designer and Builder of custom tube based amplifiers and devices.
2001: Guitarist and Vocalist for Colorado Angst-Rock band Ricky Lee Oswald with songwriter/artist Darci Hill
and former Electric Messiah bassist Robert "Bobwheat" Long.
2001-2005: Big Mama Fitzgerald goes electric and teams with bassist Robert "Bobwheat" Long and regular guest Totter Todd.
2002: Guitarist and Vocalist for Colorado Hard Folk trio The Big Long Sell with
singer/songwriter Bill Sell and bassist Robert "Bobwheat" Long.
2005: Guitarist and Vocalist with Colorado old school Hard Rock band The Banned.