Peter Van Kuykendall (January 15, 1938 – August 24, 2017) also known as Pete Roberts, was an American bluegrass musician, songwriter, discographer and a magazine and music publisher.
An avid record collector from a young age, Kuykendall would listen to country and bluegrass music on the WARL, WGAY and WWVA radio stations.
[1][2][3] After high school, he studied at Capitol Radio and Electronics Institute (CREI)[1] and was a deejay for WKIK in Leonardtown, Maryland[3] and WFCR (WEEL, now WDCT) in Fairfax, Virginia.
In the late 1950s, Kuykendall wrote several articles and discographies for Disc Collector magazine which were "the first serious writing about the discographical aspects of the careers of [Bill] Monroe, Reno and Smiley, Flatt and Scruggs and the Stanley Brothers.
"[2] He composed and arranged songs, often using his stage-name, Pete Roberts,[2][7][8] that are now standards in bluegrass, including: "Down Where The Still Waters Flow", "I Am Weary (Let Me Rest)" – used in the soundtrack of the movie O Brother Where Art Thou, "Journey's End", "No Blind Ones There", "Out On The Ocean", "Remembrance Of You" and "Rollin' Stone".