Terry Petersen

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THE ORDER OF APPEARANCE IS IN NO WAY INDICATIVE OF APPRECIATION FOR ANYONE LISTED.
Let me take you back a few years he said, well maybe more than a few.


Music started for him when he was 10 years old listening too rock-n-roll and thinking sounds like a great way too meet girls and have fun he said with a smile. His mom bought him a cheap electric guitar, with an amp that was big enough to make noise.

He said he made so much noise that they made him go out in the hall way and

shut the door. It didn't hurt his feelings though because they knew he was really

just trying to figure it out. He really wanted them to listen to him , but he

realized the only way that was going to happen was to learn how to play at least

something that wouldn't make the paint peel off the walls. Through the mid "60's" Terry's Band called The Telstars opened for many other rock-n-roll acts. Turning too country music in the early seventy's like so many other bands he just toured the local circuits and honky tonks. Recording another single in 1975 he realized how much he loved the recording process, so he built his first recording studio. Soon he had other artists and bands coming to him that wanted too record. Driving a truck and recording at night kept him pretty busy, but he said when your doing something you love you don't watch the clock. He found himself needing more space so he said, looks like i will just have to build a bigger one, he laughed. Since then Terry has built seven studio's, produced artists and worked with some of the best studio musicians in the world. He has also co-written with many hit song writer's and artists one of them being Peter Cetera lead singer of the band "Chicago" which he says is in the works to be finished soon. Then 1979 came around

and he started a group called "Backstreet". They entered an International

Battle of the Bands. Out of 3,000 bands they came in third here in Nashville

performing all originals at T.P.A.C. in Nashville. They won some money, wow, you can make money doing this, well a little he said and recorded a free

single that they received from the contest. As the years passed Music was still a major part of his life, but always put on hold through lifes curves. In 1989 and 1990 talking about curves,

he got involved racing late model stock cars at NASCAR short tracks racing in TN and Alabama, Georgia where at a local track won rookie of the year.

1995 Terry got involved with Legend car racing with Brooks and Dunn and Mark

Collie at Nashville Speedway. Terry owned three race cars and loving racing,

won 4 championships. Both Mark Collie, also Peter Cetera of The group "Chicago"

drove the other two in Celebrity races. Through five years of being involved with The Legend Car Races

Terry along with many other drivers including Nascar and Hollywood actors raised almost 4 million dollars for Juvenile Diabetes for Vanderbilt Research. Terry has said that he has met so many different

people throughout his life he wouldn't change a thing if he could, well maybe a few with a smile. It took all the experiences of ups and downs to mold me into who i am today, they have made me stronger in faith, knowledge, compassion and learning we can make a difference and change in other peoples lives. You can

now find Terry in his recording studio recording, singing and writing again and also performing every chance he gets. On top of all his business activities he is also opening a new Collision center with his partner, Fred Harvey located in Franklin, Tn. This state of the art car center with 14,000 sq ft will open in mid April serving all of middle Tn and other areas in the U.S.

Terry says, he may never be an artist of fame or fortune but that's alright with him, i started playing because it was fun and as long as i have fun I'll just keep on pickin along and paintin a few cars here and there. God Bless and thanks for listening to my music. t



"I AM THE WAY THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE, NO MAN COMES TO THE FATHER EXCEPT THROUGH ME. " John 14:6