"His name is Pete Drake. He got the brilliant idea one time to make his steel guitar talk and he actually does it, right now, with a beautiful song, Forever" - introduced by my hero Merle Kilgore
Pete Drake (George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Phil Spector) Talking Steel Guitar session
Performs:
"i'm just a guitar (everybody picks on me)"
"joggin'" only i've ever heard
"danny boy"
"bridge over troubled water"
thanks to the original uploader for finding and uploading to YouTube.
Pete Drake - Forever 'Talking Steel Guitar' Update 12.11.18
Pete Drake - Forever 'Talking Steel Guitar' Update 12.11.18
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RINGO STARR CHIPS MOMAN SEND Pete Drake Video Message PLUS Moman Pickets Memphis Commercial Appeal Over Ringo Defamation [1987]
this little gem was found unmarked by a wonderful Memphis videographer, and lo and behold, through persistent viewing through reams of b-roll, i discovered this never-before-seen personal video message from Ringo Starr and Chips Moman to Pete Drake, wishing him the best for an unnamed award circa 1987. [Ringo and Chips were in Memphis preparing to record Ringo's Memphis album, which would soon be aborted and end in legal problems.]
the 'Pete' Ringo refers to, regarding finding country tapes in his car, is indeed, Pete Drake, who was the Nashville record producer responsible for convincing Ringo to cut a country record in Nashville with Nashville players, all on the basis of his coincidental discovery of Ringo's country music collection, discovered while picking him up at the airport. [their record became Beaucoup of Blues, winning more than a few top 10s, as well as critical accolades.]