Andrew "Duck" MacDonald (born September 17, 1953) is an American heavy metal/ hard rock
guitarist
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, who has played in several bands, the most well-known of which being
Blue Cheer
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.
He started playing in various bands around
New York City
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. In 1980 he was asked to join Shakin' Street, replacing guitarist
Ross the Boss
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History
Friedman was born in the Bronx, New York, and forme ...
. Shakin Street toured the U.S., supporting
Black Sabbath
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and
Blue Öyster Cult
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on the Black and Blue tour. Following this and a tour of
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, Shakin Street broke up.
MacDonald met with ex- Elf/
Rainbow
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Craig Gruber
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, and started the band Bible Black. They recorded the album ''Ground Zero'' with singer
Jeff Fenholt
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. After this, MacDonald and Driscoll worked with
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producer
Carl Canedy Carl may refer to:
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to put together the album ''Thrasher'', with various other musicians. It was released in 1985.
For the next three years he worked with various artists, such as David Feinstein, in his band The Rods, and
Kim Simmonds
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, in the Kim Simmonds Band. In 1988 he was contacted by
Blue Cheer
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bassist
Dickie Peterson
Richard Allan Peterson (September 12, 1946 – October 12, 2009)Dieter Saller
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, following which he built a recording studio and started the band Playground. Playground released several unsuccessful albums before he re-joined Blue Cheer in 1999. He had been playing with them up until
Dickie Peterson
Richard Allan Peterson (September 12, 1946 – October 12, 2009)Highlights and Lowlives'' (1990)
*'' What Doesn't Kill You'' (2007)
Live
*'' Blitzkrieg Over Nüremberg'' (1989; Thunderbolt/Nibelung Records)
*''Hello Tokyo, Bye Bye Osaka – Live in Japan 1999'' (1999)
*''Rocks Europe'' CD/DVD, 2009; Rainman/
Captain Trip Records
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)
*''Live at Anti WAA Festival 1989'' CD/DVD, (2014; Nibelung Records)
*''Live Bootleg: London – Hamburg'' (official bootleg, 2005; Rockview Records)