Blue Cheer’s Dickie Peterson: Dead at 61 October 13, 2009 by Jimin music, PortraitsLeave a Comment on Blue Cheer’s Dickie Peterson: Dead at 61 Sad to hear about the death of Blue Cheer bassist and vocalist Dickie Peterson. Dickie Peterson with Blue Cheer in Chicago, 2006, at The Note. Photo: Jim Newberry.