Peter Tork is the former member of the world-famous 1960s pop group, The Monkees. 
Long before "Peter Tork" became a legendary part of the prefab phenomenon known as the “The Monkees,” he was a well-respected musician/artist in the burgeoning New York folk and blues scene. Peter’s gift for playing a plethora of instruments generated high demand for his services as a sideman/back-up artist. Peter knocked around for several hungry years in the mid-60’s, hanging and performing with the likes of John Phillips, Stephen Stills, Dave Van Ronk, Van Dyke Parks and Arthur Lee. The list goes on. 

The fateful call, which would change Peter's life forever, came in June of 1965. Friend and confidant Stephen Stills, not quite hitting the mark with his own audition, rang his buddy Peter, urging him to give it a go. Twice. Stills remarks to the producers that he knew 'just the man to fill the bill' were spot on. Peter aced the audition for a what was to become a ground breaking multimedia project centered on a zany, young, rock/pop band - styled as THE American answer to the Beatles. The results were stellar and changed the popular music and television biz forever. 

After the Monkees, Peter continued with his music, performing with his own bands, writing and recording music, and also making numerous guest appearances on a variety of TV programs. 

Through Peter’s band of seasoned pros, Shoe Suede Blues delivers a heartfelt soulful, uplifting and quite unforgettable mixture, divined from their vision of what music is all about. 

Also playing with SSB is Richard Milkus. Richard has shared the stage and the recording studio with such legendary artists as Rufus featuring Chaka Khan, BB King, Ike and Tina Turner, Chuck Berry, Ray Charles, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, and The Pointer Sisters. Richard has also produced music for TV shows and movies such as Ellen, Home Improvement, Unhappily Ever After, Boy Meets World, Doctor Detroit, The Last Dance, as well as TV commercials for Paul Mitchell, Coors Beer, Isuzu, and Honda - Acura. Richard plays guitar and also adds some lead and back up vocals into the mix for SSB. 

Peter Tork and Shoe Suede Blues...witness that the heart and soul of music lives.