Garry Peterson

Garry Peterson
Peterson in 2008
Background information
Born	(1945-05-26) May 26, 1945 (age 79) Winnipeg, Canada
Genres	Hard rock, psychedelic rock, blues rock, garage rock
Instrument	Drums
Years active	1949–present
Formerly of	The Guess Who, Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Spouse	Kimberley Peterson

Garry Denis Peterson^[1] (born May 26, 1945) is a Canadian-American drummer. Peterson was originally a "child prodigy" drummer, backing many popular acts in the 1950s, but is best remembered as an original member of The Guess Who. He served as the band's drummer from 1962 to 1975.

He later joined Bachman–Turner Overdrive until he was fired a few years later, where he later joined an unauthorized Guess Who band put together by original bassist Jim Kale. Peterson and Kale owned the rights to tour under the Guess Who name for years, before lawsuits by Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman resulted them being stripped of their rights in 2024.