THE HOT SPOT FOR BLUES IN DOWNTOWN BUFFALO IS THE TUDOR LOUNGE. FRIDAY NIGHT THE THERMOSTAT WAS TURNED ON HIGH BY BUFFALO’S OWN, LUCKY PETERSON. LUCKY HIT THE STAGE ON TIME FOR ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS OF THE YEAR. HE PLAYED THE STAGE, HE PLAYED THE BAR, HE PLAYED
OUTSDIE THE BAR. AT ONEPOINTHE CREATED A TOTALLY SURREAL SCENE BY GRABBING A CHAIR AND SITTING JUST OUTSIDE THE LARGE FRONT WIDOW OF THE LOUNGE
WHILE PLAYING HIS GUITAR LOOKING IN.
LUCKY’S MUSICAL VERSATILITY BORDERS ON VIRTUOSITY. HE OOZES TALENT. LUCKY OPENED THE SHOW BY SMOKIN’ HIS KEYBOARD. AFTER A FEW SONGS HE SWITCHED TO
HIS GUITAR. HIS VERY ELECTRIC BAND, WHICH INCLUDED A SECOND KEYBOARD, JAMMED IN STEP WITH EVERY MUSICAL MOVE LUCKY MADE. IN THE SECOND SET HE
INVITED ANOTHER BUFFALO BLUES LEGEND, JONY JAMES, TO JOIN HIM ON STAGE. THEIR DUALING GUITARS BROUGHT THE PACKED HOUSE DOWN.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON’T KNOW, LUCKY PETERSON IS THE SON OF BLUES MAN JAMES PETERSON. IN THE 1960’S & 70’S JAMES OWNED A BAR CALLED THE
GOVERNORS INN
ON SYCAMORE STREET INBUFFALO
. LUCKY PERFORMED THERE AT THE AGE OF THREE. I HAVE A PICTURE OF A THREE-YEAR-OLD LUCKY PETERSON ON THE COVER OF A 1971 R & B MAGAZINE. UNDER
THE PICTURE IT SAYS “WORLDS YOUNGEST BLUES MUSICIAN.”
WITH LUCK, LUCKY WILL RETURN TO HIS ORIGINAL HOME MORE OFTEN. IF HE DOES I WOULD RECOMMEND YOU CATCH THIS RARE TALENT. CHECK OUR WEB SITE FOR HIS
NEXT SHOW.
DAVE WALKER
