Person · Male
Pete Drake
steel guitar player
- From
- Augusta, United States
- Active
- 1932–1988
- Releases
- 9
- country
- country pop
- countrypolitan
- nashville sound
- space age pop
About
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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Also known as
Pete F. Drake · Peter Drake · Roddis Franklin Drake
Tags
- steel guitar
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 6f64e3ec-2f83-4473-ba9b-3b5b76fc2e94
- IPI
- 00008618586
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.