George Peck

Musician
Best known for Songwriter

George Peck is the co-author, with Jack Anglin and Johnnie Wright of Johnnie & Jack, of the bluegrass gospel song “Down Where the River Bends” — introduced by Pete Goble and Billy Gill with the Kentucky Rebels in 1962 and later carried into the contemporary repertoire by Bill Clifton and a long line of bluegrass acts.

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  • Co-wrote “Down Where the River Bends” with Jack Anglin and Johnnie Wright.
  • Pete Goble and Billy Gill, recording as the Kentucky Rebels, cut the original release of the song in 1962.
  • The song has since been recorded by Bill Clifton, the Stanley Brothers, and contemporary bluegrass and gospel acts.

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