"5 Hats! The blues run deep here, as Big Pete's vocals remain bold and authentic" delivered with "authority and experience." -- Dirk Wissbaum - Big City Blues, April 2007

"A powerhouse singer with blues instincts increasingly rare these days," Big Pete Pearson "shouts and scorches with energy rarely found in artists half his age." 
          -- Duane Verh - Jazz & Blues Report, May-June 2007

I'm Here Baby is "a highly rewarding set from one of the music's unsung masters." 
          -- Jim DeKoster - Living Blues, February 2007

Big Pete delivers with "persuasive energy and soulfully gruff vocals."
          -- Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. - All Music Guide, iTunes, July 2007

FOUR STARS! "a no-holds-barred collection of lusty blues spotlighting the voice of 
thousands of nights in roadhouses and juke joints." 
          -- Larry Rodgers - Arizona Republic,  February 11, 2007

"Nothing less than the best -- and that's exactly what you get."
          --Mick Rainsford - Blues in Britain Magazine, February 2007

"A direct-from-Halsted feel is maintained, which means that shuffles aren't 
taken lightly and  slow burners properly smolder....disguising its naughtiness behind 
a veil of not-so-sly innuendo."   --Dennis Rozanski - Baltimore Blues Rag, March 2007

Big Pete Pearson is a "bonafide blues belter with a wicked vocal vibrato" giving  
"100% of heart and soul."       -Metronome Magazine, March 2007

Big Pete Pearson "breathes fire" and "is proof that the blues . . . is not dying of old age and House of Blues-bred respectability." 
          --Mark Keresman - Phoenix New Times, February 22, 2007

"Big Pete Pearson is an old school blues shouter, and does the tradition proud on I’m Here Baby. . . . Kind of like a double-dip cone with sprinkles on top." 
          --Bill Bentley - Studio City Sun, February 9, 2007

"There just aren't enough true blues CDs like Big Pete Pearson's I'm Here Baby being made today. Cherish this one." -- Bill Mitchell - Blues Byte, February, 2007

"Big Pete Pearson has spent years on the smoky bar and club circuit honing his craft. . . . I’m Here Baby is real Chicago blues . . . ." 
          --Dave Bowman - Montrose Daily Press, February 9, 2007

"There aren’t many blues shouters like Big Pete Pearson still alive or active.... I’m Here Baby represents the best of vintage and modern blues."
          --Ron Wynn - Nashville City Paper, February 8, 2007

"Pearson is a blues belter extraordinaire. He uses his huge, gravel and honey voice like a finely tuned instrument, wringing out the raw emotion in every song. This recording is a juke joint performance at its best."--Jim Shortt - The Scene (Houston) February 2, 2007

"Smooth without being slick, I’m Here Baby proves that the natural blues is still alive and doing quite well." --Michael Toland - High Bias livejournal, February 2007

"Big Pete Pearson may not be a household blues name, but . . . 'I’m Here Baby' is living proof that he has the stuff. I mean just excellent blues." 
         -- Blue Barry - Smoky Mtn. Blues Society, Blues Source

Big Pete Pearson delivers with "passion, grit and an occasional electric jolt." 
          --Mark Smith, CLEVELAND JAZZ & BLUES

"Big Pete Pearson shouts the blues with a comfortable swing...he's right at home 
with the blues." 
           --Jim Santella - Southland Blues, February 2007

"He's one of those big-voiced blues shouters who are fast becoming an endangered species. So I like this album, especially Pete's magnificent pipes. It sounds like perfect blues club music." 
          --Jim White, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette--Wednesday, January 10, 2007

I like a lot the CD "I'm Here Baby" of Big Pete... it's one of my "Coup de Coeur".
No. 1 in France--January 2007 Playlist --Jean-Pierre Savouyaud--MDM Radio

"I'm Here Baby" featuring Big Pete Pearson ranked #11 on Living Blues Charts for March 2007 --Living Blues, April 2007

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