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Del Ray Grace

 

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Post  Posted 27 Aug 2016 7:31 pm    
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Look what I ran across at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame today. Pete Kleinow, Fender 400 pedal steel player with The Flying Burrito Brothers.



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Jerry Overstreet


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Post  Posted 27 Aug 2016 7:35 pm    
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That is so cool Del. Thanks for posting it.
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Del Ray Grace

 

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Post  Posted 27 Aug 2016 8:01 pm    
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Hello Jerry, I was really surprised to see a steel guitar in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, anybody on the forum familiar with him?
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Joachim Kettner


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Post  Posted 28 Aug 2016 7:54 am    
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I would say at least fifty percent of Forum members, Del Ray Smile
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Charlie McDonald


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Post  Posted 29 Aug 2016 4:55 am    
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I'm more surprised to see a banjo. Thanks for the photo, Del Ray, Pete is a hero of sorts.
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Jerry Overstreet


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Post  Posted 29 Aug 2016 5:56 am    
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Pete is a legend in the country rock movement say, the early 70's, perhaps before that, and a continuing innovator 'til his passing.

His style and tone unique among pedal steel players. He approached the music more from the rock side, I think, and developed a sort of unusual style. Besides classic steel parts, much of his early work was done covering parts normally done by other instruments, and his playing showed that versatility. He was probably my greatest inspiration to get started with the pedal steel.

There's a ton of info online concerning Pete. Some other artists he associated with are Linda Ronstadt and Stevie Wonder in an extensive discog.

One of kind, once in a lifetime unique musician and, Ive heard said, individual as well. RIP Pete.
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Michael Tyne

 

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New South Wales, Australia
Post  Posted 30 Aug 2016 7:40 pm     Pete Kleinow
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Pete really did take steel guitar to the outer limits.
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Dave Magram

 

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San Jose, California, USA
Post  Posted 30 Aug 2016 8:51 pm    
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Pete Kleinow certainly had a style all his own.

Here's one of his more famous contributions...
Flying Burrito Brothers - Christine's Tune
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BITiY8M_oDo

When I first heard it, I thought that the solos were done by a lead guitar with a distortion pedal. On this video, it is clearly Pete doing it all! Very Happy

-Dave
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Walter Stettner


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Post  Posted 30 Aug 2016 9:53 pm    
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Thanks for the pic! That is really cool!

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Ake Banksell


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Stockholm, Sweden
Post  Posted 31 Aug 2016 1:58 am    
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A great player he was. And a great inspiration for many of us adn me to start this madness with ten strings. Smile
But what's he doing in the very beginning of this solo, by 1:10? I don't think he was very satisfied with that? I guess they didn't have the same opportunity to replay in studios then as of today.
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Del Ray Grace

 

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Toledo, Ohio, USA
Post  Posted 31 Aug 2016 8:48 am    
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Thanks for the video Dave,really enjoyed it,WOW!!!
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Bill A. Moore


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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
Post  Posted 31 Aug 2016 4:02 pm    
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I don't think you were listening to the six string rock player's of the day, wild and crazy runs were the norm! Didn't Big E say, "if you think you messed it up, do it again, but louder!"
FBB were one of the groups I really enjoyed back in the day, a few of us locally were stuck doing country standards in our regular bands. I talked a local hot spot into Sunday "jam sessions" where we could get together and play some of the music we really liked. I gave a few albums to a steeler friend, (we later worked together), FBB, New Riders, Poco, etc. It was amazing how he got into the "rock" style steel licks! Unfortunately he died too soon, and I now have his "Bud".
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