Petar Perunović

[2] Perunović was born in 1880 at Drenovštica in Pješivci, Princedom of Montenegro, and at an early age displayed an exceptional skill for the gusle, an ancient Balkan instrument.

[3] He began taking lessons, given by his mentor Ilija Kontić, at the same time that he was attending grammar school in his native village.

On his chest, all the decorations are easily recognizable, including the star of Karađorđe with swords of the fourth order, being the most coveted.

After the wars, he began to teach for a short period before leaving for the United States with the commander of the First Supernumerary Regiment, Milan Pribićević, on a prolonged tour of Serbian communities there.

In New York City, Cleveland, Detroit, and Chicago, he entertained the early Serbian immigrants with patriotic songs and recorded many albums under the "Serb Gusle" label founded by Serb emigrants from Serbia, Vojvodina, Romanian Banat, Slavonia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Bosnia-Hercegovina, South Serbia, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Montenegro to America.