On May 1, 2022, Pete Drake became the first pedal steel guitarist inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. The Georgia native deserves such a high honor, if only for his matchless session work on Tammy Wynette’s “Stand By Your Man,” Charlie Rich’s “Behind Closed Doors,” Lynn Anderson’s “Rose Garden” and other benchmarks in country music history.
George Harrison Includes Bootleg on 30th Anniversary Reissue of ‘All Things Must Pass’ Because of Pete Drake
September 1, 2022 by
In 2001, George spoke with Billboard about the 30th-anniversary reissue of All Things Must Pass.
“You know, we talked about it ages ago, but it’s just really that you want to get the whole catalog of mine back out in the shops, because it hasn’t been there for a long time,” George said. “And it was just obvious to start with the first one, as the first one was probably my most prominent solo album, anyway.”
Further Reading: Because of Pete Drake, George Harrison included a previously unreleased bootleg on the 30th anniversary reissue of ‘All Things Must Pass.’
All Things Must Pass by George Harrison
March 4, 2021 by
As well as Ringo and future Yes man (and member of the Plastic Ono Band) Alan White on drums, a young pre-Genesis Phil Collins had a bash on some congas (apparently unused); and Cream/Blind Faith’s Ginger Baker plays on the jam, I Remember Jeep. Harrison flew in Dylan sidekick Pete Drake from Nashville to play pedal steel. Voormann later said, “You could feel after the first few sessions that it was going to be a great album.”
Guitar.com recently published The Genius Of…All Things Must Pass by George Harrison which mentions Pete Drake alongside some rich musical history.
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