Long Long Trail

Bill Peterson's Long Long Trail is both an autobiography and an opportunity for him to share more of the stories about people he has known and worked with, and the wire-haired terriers who have also shared his life. With a background as a lead trumpet player, president of Musicians Local 47, music and dog lover, appreciator of people and their quirks, he loves to talk about his experiences and the personalities he has encountered, and often to draw pictures of them. Reading the book feels like you're sitting there chatting with him.
Get his first book, Show Biz From the Back Row, to get even more of his stories - which you will never find anywhere else.

A native-born Angeleno, Bill Peterson found his trumpet took him into the US Air Force, to UCLA, to all the clubs on the Sunset Strip, to the Cal Neva Lodge, to the Cocoanut Grove, into studio work ­doing record dates, and to Hanna Barbera Studios, where he also wrote cues and themes for various shows. As president of Musicians Local 47, he inaugurated the Musicians' Referral ­Service and developed Studio 47.
His first book, ShowBiz From the Back Row (the title refers to the trumpets' location in the band), is full of stories about famous people such as Sid Caesar, Nat 'King' Cole, Blondie, Lena Horne, and many more, stories you won't find anywhere else.
This second book. A Long Long Trail, is about Bill's life and his experiences shows his development as a trumpet player, his life-long love of wire-haired terriers, and his experiences with many of the big name singers he performed with, including Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darrin, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young, Glen Campbell and many more. Bill has stories to tell about all of them…