Steve Peterson – guitar and vocals
A Seattle native, Steve has been a more-or-less active member of the local music community for years. Playing in Key to the Hiway in the 70's, he stepped back from that to attend college, then on to a career in software development and raising two daughters. During that time he kept his hand in regularly playing jams and open mics.
Kids grown, economic downturn and other factors led to increased involvement in music; more recently Steve has been playing in several bands, including 3 Left Feet, Vinyl Transit, Hounds at Bay, Hearts & Diamonds, Fishbone Super Band, Blues on Tap, and now PB&J.
Steve's vocal style is throaty and full-bodied. His vocal influences include Delbert McClinton, Lou Rawls and BB King. His guitar playing is stinging and lyrical. Influences there include Ronnie Earl, Kenny Burrell and Eric Clapton.
Besides electric blues, he is also active in acoustic folk: Sitting on the board of Victory Music and a contributing writer to multiple issues of Victory Review.
Steve Beck – guitar and vocals
He was a young lad many long years ago when he first found the love of music. First albums: "Meet The Beatles" and "Surfin" by the Beachboys which inspired him to learn to play as well as all the wonderful music we all sang along to on the radio.
First came the teenage rock and roll bands. The Van Dykes, The Immaculate Conception, Red Herring were a few of the early bands.
Later came club bands. The Family Jewels which later became the tribute band Pure Gold. Pure Gold (based in Portland) played casinos in Reno and clubs throughout Oregon, Washingtonand also a military base tour through Hawaii, S. Korea, Phillipines, Okinowa and Japan. After returning to Seattle, he played in club bands The Seclusions, Alter Ego, The Rulers, Boomerang and then started exploring acoustic music and playing his originals for people other than himself. Victory Music and its member friendly organization led to a whole different musical expression and through that has made good friends and musical cohorts and played with Flannel Asparagus, Moore of Beck n Kayser, the G-Cleftones and now, PB&J....
Steve has played various instruments (drums, bass, guitar and 'a little bit of keys') through the years and, of course, as "the Deep Note", can vocally hold his own in any lowdown register. His right hand percussive "no pick" guitar technique uniquely features, "that thumb". He recently recorded his first "legit" album, Earthquake, which has received much appreciated kudos from friends, folks and peers. A love of music and an appreciation of friends and good times has led him to PB&J.
Jim Moore – bass and vocals
Jim's parents tell a story about when he was a toddler and would push himself all around the room in his walker whenever they played the song, "Papa Loves Mombo" by Perry Como. So began his love of music! Some of his first influences were brought into the Moore household by the TV show, "Hootenanny". There was always a piano and guitars in the house when he was growing up so he began learning to play at an early age.
Jim began playing electric guitar in garage bands in junior high and continued on into early adulthood. When he moved to Sacramento California, the music world suddenly opened up for him. Jim ended up quitting his day job so that he could pursue playing music as a full-time career. Jim began playing bass in 1978 and played professionally in various bands for almost 12 years. There were some who said he lived and breathed music and that music ran in his veins.
After several years of solid road work in the late 80's, he began to reconsider his options. Jim quit the road band and ended up getting a day job back home in Sacramento. He continued to play music on the weekends with a local band. When the day job turned into a night job, he quit playing music completely for almost 10 years! ...a far cry from a life full of music!
Jim went to tech school and became a computer guy, got married and moved to Seattle. After playing in a few bands and getting involved in a few music projects in the Seattle area, Jim slowly connected with other musicians, singers and songwriters including Steve Beck and Steve Peterson. This formed PB&J.