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Pete Drake

PETE DRAKE
 
 
Pete Drake  (born Roddis Franklin Drake; October 8, 1932 – July 29, 1988) was a major Nashville-based 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”.  (More from Wikipedia)
 
 
From Wikipedia:  “Among the large cast of backing musicians [on All Things Must Pass] were Eric Clapton and Delaney & Bonnie’s Friends band – three of whom formed Derek and the Dominos with Clapton during the recording – as well as Ringo Starr, Gary Wright, [Billy] Preston, Klaus Voormann, John Barham, Badfinger, and Pete Drake.”   
 
(September 2014)