The bassist and guitarist of the rock band Cheap Trick, Tom Petersson, is an American musician who has a net worth of $16 million.
Tom Petersson was born on May 9, 1950.
“He’s a Whore” from Cheap Trick’s first album features Petersson as the bassist and backup guitarist on the second guitar.
“I Know What I Want”, “Voices”, and “Waitin’ for the Man” are all songs where he sings the lead vocals.
After the recording of “All Shook Up” on August 26, 1980, Petersson departed from Cheap Trick.
Afterward, Petersson put out the solo album “Tom Peterson and Another Language” and toured the North American club scene with his new group with his then-wife Dagmar. He then moved to New York and played with his band called Sick Man of Europe, which was the name of a pre-Cheap Trick band he was in with Rick Nielsen.
Petersson made a comeback with Cheap Trick in 1988, releasing their album “Lap of Luxury” that achieved platinum status and featured the highly successful song “The Flame.”
Petersson’s involvement in music writing includes being the first bass player to play a 12 string bass guitar.
Alison Petersson and Petersson are married.
Liam is his son, and Lila is his daughter.