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Pete Drake

steel guitar player

United States • 1932-10-08 – 1988-07-29

Pete Drake is credited on 2,652 releases across 656 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1961–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,652

Pressings credited

656

Albums

7

Decades active

1,022

In collections

Biography

Roddis Franklin "Pete" Drake (October 8, 1932 – July 29, 1988) was a Nashville-based American record producer and pedal steel guitar player. One of the most sought-after backup musicians of the 1960s, Drake played on such hits as Lynn Anderson's "Rose Garden", Charlie Rich's "Behind Closed Doors", Bob Dylan's "Lay Lady Lay", and Tammy Wynette's "Stand by Your Man". Drake was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2007, and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2022.

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Credited work

2,652 releases · 656 albums · active 1961–2026

  • Performance · 2,263
  • Production · 930
  • Other credits · 276
  • Engineering · 37

Studios: Pete's Place · Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville · Jack Clement Recording Studios · RCA Victor Studios, Nashville

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