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Peter Laughner (1952-1977) was an American guitarist, songwriter and singer who influenced the Cleveland alternative rock scene. He played in Rocket From the Tombs and Pere Ubu, and wrote for Creem magazine.
6 de ago. de 2019 · By Mike Rubin. Aug. 6, 2019. In the four decades since his death, Peter Laughner has become something of a punk rock Rorschach blot. Is he an underground icon, historical footnote, tragic...
Best known for being in the "classic" late period lineup of Rocket From The Tombs (1974-75) and also co-founding Pere Ubu in September 1975 after Rocket's split that July. Laughner was dismissed from Ubu in mid-1976, after appearing on two 45's with them.
- Childhood
- Music and The Stage
- “Midwestern Teen Mutants”
- Laughner’S Bands
- Drugs, Downfall, and Death
Peter Laughner was born in 1952 in Bay Village, Ohio, the only child of Luke and Margaret Laughner. Bay Village, about 15 miles west of Cleveland, had a population of about 7,000 during Peter’s childhood. After receiving an electric guitar for Christmas when he was 14, his parents soundproofed his bedroom and shortly afterward, Peter formed his fir...
Craig Bell:Peter easily moved between acoustic and electric guitar. He could play in many different styles. He was a marvelous guitar player. His writings could be stuff as hard as “Ain’t It Fun” and “So Cold” as delicate as his song “Baudelaire” or “Sylvia Plath.” Tony Maimone:Peter was bursting at the seams with his wild energy…super confident, s...
In 1974, Laughner wrote in theCleveland Plain Dealer, “I want to do for Cleveland what Brian Wilson did for California and Lou Reed did for New York.” John Morton (Founder of electric eels, writer, visual artist): It wasn’t a scene. It was a bunch of kids playing disparate music, wormholes apart from each other. We all knew of each other but all th...
At 14, Peter formed his first band, Mr. Charlie, with some high school friends. Like most local bands at the time, Mr. Charlie’s setlist consisted of songs from the Rolling Stones, Yardbirds, Velvet Underground, and the Beatles. They played a few originals, including a blues-influenced song written by Peter called, “I’m So Fucked Up.” Friend and Mr...
Laughner’s addiction was spiraling out of control and he was in and out of the hospital with liver problems. Told to quit drinking or face an early death, Peter continued to drink. The night of June 21 at his parent’s house, Peter recorded a tape of originals and songs by Robert Johnson, Richard Thompson and Lou Reed. In the early hours of June 22,...
18 de jun. de 2017 · Cleveland musician Peter Laughner died 40 years ago, but his songs and legend live on.
29 de jul. de 2014 · The co-founder of the Cleveland proto-punk pioneers Rocket From the Tombs (and Pere Ubu, the band that rose from the Rocket’s ashes), Laughner is perhaps the ultimate underground...
4 de ago. de 2019 · Learn about the life and music of Peter Laughner, a pioneer of Cleveland punk rock who died at 24. The boxed set features 56 recordings, a book, photos and essays by and about him.
