Debbi Peterson(I)
- Actress
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Drummer and singer Deborah Mary "Debbi" Peterson was born on August 22,
1961 in Northridge, Los Angeles, California and grew up in the San
Fernando Valley. Debbi established her first band while still in high
school. In 1981, she co-founded the extremely popular and successful
all-female rock group, The Bangles, along
with Susanna Hoffs, her older sister
Victoria Peterson and
original bassist Annette Zilinskas.
Debbi sings lead vocals on two songs by
The Bangles: "Going Down to Liverpool" and
"Be With You". Following the break-up of
The Bangles in 1989, Peterson initially kept
a low profile prior to joining the band "Smashbox" which, alas, only
lasted a few months before falling apart in late 1991. In 1992, Debbi
formed the acoustic duo "Kindred Spirit" with
Siobhan Maher, who Peterson first met in
an Indian restaurant in Los Angeles in 1989. The pair issued the
four-track single "Here in My Eyes" in 1992 and performed as the
opening act for Joan Armatrading. In
June, 1995, Debbi and Maher released the full-length album "Kindred
Spirit". Unfortunately, Maher and Peterson split up in 1997. In 1999,
Debbi rejoined The Bangles. Debbi Peterson
has been married to English sound engineer
Steve Botting since 1989; the couple are
the proud parents of son Brian and daughter Keira.
