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Originaire des Appalaches, il a profondément enraciné sa musique dans le bluegrass, le country, le gospel et le blues. Il est notamment connu pour son utilisation du "flatpick", un style particulier de guitare.

If there was any justice in this world, guitarist Pete Cosey would be as well known as many of his contemporaries. His name should be up there with other giants like Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and Buddy Guy. Pete was born in Chicago on 9 October 1943. An only child, Pete hails from a musical family (his mother and father wrote for Louis Jordan, and Eddie "Cleanhead" Vincent, and his father played with Sidney Bechet and Josephine Baker). As a child, Pete learnt to play the violin, accordion and piano, as well as sing in the choir (he also plays drums, percussion and synthesiser). But it is as a guitar player that Pete is best known.

His career includes being a session player for Chess Records, which saw him playing with artists such as Etta James, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and Chuck Berry. He's also played with jazz artists such as Gene Ammons, Shirley Scott and Sonny Stitt. He was also a founder member of Earth, Wind Fire and played on some Motown sessions. But Pete is probably best known for his association with Miles Davis, which started in 1973 and ended with some abandoned sessions in 1979. Pete's playing can be heard on albums such as Dark Magus, Agharta and Pangaea as well as The Complete On The Corner Sessions. Miles's band of 1973-75 [Miles, Cosey, guitarist Reggie Lucas, bassist Michael Henderson, drummer Al Foster, percussionist Mtume and assorted saxophonists] is acknowledged as one of the most exciting and ground-breaking bands of its time and its influence can be heard today. Pete's scorching guitar lines, out-of-this-world effects, unconventional tunings and sheer virtuosity have inspired and influenced many guitarists - even Jimi Hendrix is rumoured to have picked up a trick or two from Pete.