Career
He is primarily known for his acoustic guitar playing, in both bottleneck and fingerpicking styles. He also performed with early versions of Savoy Brown and Fleetwood Mac. His first, self-titled, solo album was released in 1973.
In all, he has released nine solo albums, the most recent being Side by Slide in 2005.
He has also performed and recorded with a wide variety of other blues musicians, notably Charlie Musselwhite and Big Joe Duskin, as well as in a duo with Bob Hall, and has appeared at many blues festivals in the United States and in Europe. In 1996, he replaced Paul King in the King Earl Boogie Band.
Peabody was voted "Acoustic Blues Artist of the Year" in 1995, 2001 and 2002.