[5] His parents died when he was young, resulting in his living with his aunt and uncle on a farm in North Dakota, for part of his youth.

[8] Jerre was one of the lead guitarists in the initial lineup of Blue Cheer (the other being Leigh Stephens) and played with various formations of the band in later years.

[9] Peterson spent much of the past two decades preceding his death based in Germany, playing with Blue Cheer and other groups on occasion.

Peterson provided the following self-description: "I've been married twice, I’ve had numerous girlfriends, and they’ll all tell you that if I’m not playing music I am an animal to live with.

Peterson wished his ashes to be spread in the Rhine River in Germany and in the Redwoods of Northern California, at a site to be determined by his daughter.

His music left deafening echoes in a thousand other bands in the following decades, thrilling some, angering others, and disturbing everything — like art is supposed to do.