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Peter Laughner was a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and occasional journalist from Cleveland, Ohio. Born on August 22, 1952, in Bay Village, Ohio, he passed away on June 22, 1977, in Cleveland at the age of 24 due to acute pancreatitis. Laughner is best known for being part of the "classic" late period lineup of Pere Ubu from 1974 to 1975 and co-founding the band Rocket in September 1975 after Pere Ubu's split that July. He was dismissed from Pere Ubu in mid-1976 after appearing on two of their singles. His musical journey began in 1965 when he started his first band, The Fifth Edition, while still in middle school. The band evolved into Mr. Charlie in 1967 and lasted until 1970. Following that, he played in several bands, including a stint in the Mr. Stress Blues Band from 1971 to 1972, and formed bands such as The Original Wolverines, Space Age Thrills, Cinderella Backstreet, Blue Drivers, Cinderella's Revenge, Fins (also known as The Finns), Peter & The Wolves (which featured various musicians), Friction, Cleveland Blues Underground, and his final band, Wolves, in 1977. Laughner was a champion of the underground music scene in Cleveland and frequently visited New York during the early '70s as the CBGB scene was emerging, leading him to

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