Pete Drake

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 Country Music Hall of Fame in 2022, 33 years after his death.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 8, 1932 (Augusta), Died July 29, 1988 (Nashville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1960 - 1965

Roles Represented in DAHR: steel guitar

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	NA 11329	11/27/1960	Tennessee Saturday night	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NA 11330	11/27/1960	Signed, sealed and delivered	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NA 11372	12/20/1960	What will you tell them?	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NA 11373	12/20/1960	It is no secret	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NA 11374	12/20/1960	Don't just stand there	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NA 11379	12/21/1960	Big blue diamonds	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NA 11380	12/21/1960	I'll just have a cup of coffee (then I'll go)	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NA 12606	8/15/1963	After sundown	Carl Perkins	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NA 12607	8/15/1963	For a little while	Carl Perkins	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NA 12608	8/15/1963	I wouldn't have told you	Carl Perkins	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NA 12609	8/15/1963	Help me find my baby	Carl Perkins	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NA 13638	6/21/1965	Blue Christmas tree	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NA 13639	6/21/1965	Who's gonna be your Santa Claus this year	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Decca	NA 13640	6/21/1965	What am I bid	The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb	instrumentalist, steel guitar

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Drake, Pete," accessed November 10, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108065.

Drake, Pete. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108065.

"Drake, Pete." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 November 2024.