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Instruments
  
Percussion

Movies
  
Chasing Papi

Children
  
Role
  
Percussionist

Name
  
Peter Escovedo


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Also known as
  
Peter Michael Escovedo III

Born
  
July 7, 1961 (age 62) Alameda County, California, U.S. (
1961-07-07
)

Occupation(s)
  
Musical director, percussionist

Associated acts
  
Pete Escovedo, Juan Escovedo, Sheila E., Coke Escovedo, Rene Escovedo

Website
  
peteescovedo.com/escovedo-family/peter-michael

Siblings
  
Sheila E., Juan Escovedo, Zina Escovedo

Parents
  
Pete Escovedo, Juanita Gardere

Grandchildren
  
Sparrow Madden, Harlow Madden

Similar People
  
Nicole Richie, Sheila E, Juan Escovedo, Lionel Richie, Coke Escovedo

Peter michael escovedo performs on the korg wavedrum at winter namm 2010


Peter Michael Escovedo III (born July 7, 1961) is an American percussionist and musical director.

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Peter Michael Escovedo Peter Michael Escovedo Recording drums with Bob Horn

Peter Michael Escovedo covering "What's going on"


Early life

Escovedo was born in Alameda County, California, and is a member of a musical family, the son and namesake of percussionist Pete Escovedo. His siblings are percussionists Juan Escovedo and Sheila Escovedo (known as Sheila E.). His uncle is percussionist Coke Escovedo and his cousin is drummer René Escovedo. He is the biological father of Nicole Richie.

Career

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Escovedo has worked as a musical director for television programs including the Wayne Brady Show and Martin Short Show and performers including Mos Def, Barry Manilow, Stevie Nicks, Justin Timberlake and Luther Vandross. He has toured with headliners including Mariah Carey, Lionel Richie and Tina Turner and has recorded with artists such as Barbra Streisand, Patti LaBelle and Kenny G.

In 2014, Peter Escovedo was invited along with his father Pete and his brother Juan, by producer Gerry Gallagher to record with Latin rock legends El Chicano as well as Alphonse Mouzon, Brian Auger, Alex Ligertwood, Siedah Garrett, Walfredo Reyes Jr., Ray Parker Jr., Vikki Carr, Marcos J. Reyes, Lenny Castro, Salvador Santana, Marcos Reyes, and David Paich and is featured on percussion on a remake of a song co-written by Willie Bobo called Sixty Two Fifty, which is featured on Gallagher's most recent studio album due out in 2017.

Personal life

Escovedo is the biological father of television personality Nicole Richie. As Peter and Karen Escovedo could not afford to provide for her financially at that time, they let her move in with Lionel Richie and Brenda Harvey at the age of three. In 2003 she told People "My parents were friends with Lionel," and "They trusted that they would be better able to provide for me."

References

Peter Michael Escovedo Wikipedia