Peter Scott Ivers was an American musician, singer, and television personality born Peter Scott Rose in 1946 in Illinois. Raised in Brookline, Massachusetts, he played harmonica with the band Street Choir before launching a solo career with the album Knight of the Blue Communion (1969). After signing with Warner Bros. Records, he released the albums Terminal Love (1974) and Peter Ivers (1976), which eventually earned a cult following. He reached the singles chart with a cover of “Ain't That Peculiar” (1971) and wrote the song “Can't We Fall in Love Again?”, which became a top 10 R&B success for Phyllis Hyman in 1981. Ivers is widely recognized for scoring the David Lynch film Eraserhead (1977), for which he wrote and performed the song “In Heaven (Lady in the Radiator Song)”. His compositions were also recorded by artists including Diana Ross and The Pointer Sisters. Beginning in 1981, Ivers hosted the experimental television show New Wave Theatre, providing a platform for numerous alternative rock musicians. Ivers was found dead in his Los Angeles apartment on March 3, 1983.
