Billy Peek (born in St. Louis, Missouri, 1940) is an American rock and roll and blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, composer, producer.
When he was a bit older he heard the music of other burgeoning St. Louis musicians such as Chuck Berry and Ike Turner and it completely changed his life, leading Peek to focus his energies on blues and rock.
Peek laid down a hard driving Chuck Berry-style rhythm during the audition, where he saw Rod Stewart jump in the air and hit his head of the control booth and yell "that's it, that's it" and he knew he had the job.
With Peek's guitar helping set the pace, The Rod Stewart Group (RSG) became one of the best-selling musical aggregations in the world over the next 5 years.
Billy Peek's guitar solos on "Better Off Dead", "Blondes Have More Fun", "Ball Trap", "Wild Side Of Life", "Big Bayou", "She Won't Dance With Me", "Born Loose" and "Hot Legs" anchored the band in the traditional rock-and-roll style.
While he mostly performs locally in the St. Louis area,[5] Billy Peek has toured, played with and recorded with many major rock and roll and blues musicians.