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.

From Pete Drake on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Member of

Discography

Albums 5
Singles 2
Compilations 2

Links

Sibling

Also known as

Pete F. Drake · Peter Drake · Roddis Franklin Drake

Tags

  • steel guitar

Identifiers

IPI
00008618586

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.