Pete Drake
Full Name: Roddis Franklin Drake
Birth Date: October 8, 1932
Deceased Date: July 29, 1988
Artist Bio:
Record producer and 60s in-demand session peddle steel guitarist; played on numerous albums for a variety of artists, including hits by Lynn Anderson (“Rose Garden,” #3, Country #1, 1970), Bob Dylan (“Lay Lady Lay,” #3, 1969), Tammy Wynette (“Stand By Your Man,” #19, Country #1, 1968) and many others, plus a lone charting hit as a solo artist, “Still” (#22, 1964); produced albums for Ringo Starr and Nashville musicians; was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2022, the first steel guitar player so honored; died from emphysema on 7/29/1998, age 55.
Artist Website:
https://www.petedrake.net/
Wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Drake
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