Peter Albin

Biography

Peter was born on June 6, 1944 in San Francisco. He began playing guitar at an early age and became involved in the folk scene of the early 60s. While attending The College of San Mateo, Peter and his brother Rodney played in a bluegrass band called the Liberty Hill Aristocrats. By the time Peter met Sam in 1965, he had aspirations of forming a band that would write and perform children’s songs. One of the first songs he wrote while working with children at The Marin Jewish Community Day Camp, north of San Francisco, was “Caterpillar”. This song went on the appear on the first Big Brother and the Holding Company Album.

Known For

Janis: Little Girl Blue

as Himself

More American Graffiti

as Country Joe and the Fish

Monterey Pop

as Self - Big Brother and The Holding Company

Zachariah

as Member of The Crackers

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances

as Big Brother and the Holding Company

Creature Features

as Self

Wake at Generation

as Self