

”Yeah,” Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard drawls sarcastically. At that, the boyish figure fetal-balled into the chair opposite Droge looks over. ”All the places I’ve ever rehearsed have been freezing,” Droge says good-naturedly, lounging in a sixth-floor dressing room. But Pete Droge, the 25-year-old singer-songwriter who’s making his Late Show debut tonight, is accustomed to severe conditions. Most recently his song "Going Whichever Way The Wind Blows" from the album Under The Waves can be heard on a Toyota Sequoia commercial.David Letterman keeps his studio so cold that balding straight man Paul Shaffer wears a blue ski jacket to rehearsal. The small part/song in "Almost Famous" was a tribute to Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris according to Cameron Crowe on the Director's Cut Commentary of the movie. His latest project, The Thorns, is a three-part harmony Adult Alternative super group, which features other notable artists Matthew Sweet and Shawn Mullins.

In 2000, Droge appeared as a "Hyatt Singer" in the movie "Almost Famous" where he and Elaine Summers performed "Small Time Blues." In 1996 Droge contributed the title song to the movie "Beautiful Girls." Other credits include contributions to albums by Kim Richey and Stone Gossard. Jade."ĭroge subsequently released two more solo records, Spacey & Shakin' and Skywatching the latter was released on his own label, Puzzle Tree Records, through United Musicians. Notable songs include "You Should Be Running", "Dear Diane" and "Mr. This album met with critical success but received little airplay. His debut album Necktie Second, released by American records in 1994, featured the tongue-in-cheek "If You Don't Love Me (I'll Kill Myself)", (which also appeared on the soundtrack to the movie Dumb and Dumber), as well as the songs "Sunspot Stopwatch" and "So I am Over You."ĭroge's next album, Find a Door, was released two years later in the summer of 1996 under the name of Pete Droge and The Sinners his backing band included Dave Hull (bass), Rob Brill (drums), Peter Stroud (guitar/vocals) and Elaine Summers (guitar/vocals). Pete Droge is an American alternative/folk rock musician.
