Pete Drake- Talking Steel Guitar

Wally Moyers · Post by **Wally Moyers** » 13 Feb 2013 7:51 pm

I was going through some of my Dads (Wally Moyers Sr.) stuff today and found this old Pete Drake Album and this old Talk Box.. A local radio station bought it for my Dad back in the 60s so he could do commercials with it.. Can't wait to get this thing working again..

Franklin Lehlbach · Post by **Franklin Lehlbach** » 14 Feb 2013 4:42 pm

Gee, I thought I had all of Pete's albums
but this album cover is new to me. It's
very nice. What label is it on?? Looks
like it might be Starday.

Wally Moyers · Post by **Wally Moyers** » 14 Feb 2013 5:15 pm

Franklin, It is Starday..

Greg Cutshaw · Post by **Greg Cutshaw** » 15 Feb 2013 4:51 am

How often do you see a pedal steel player in a suit and tie? Pretty cool!

Greg

Franklin Lehlbach · Post by **Franklin Lehlbach** » 15 Feb 2013 6:45 pm

He does look pretty snazzy.

He was a gentleman (at least for a steeler!)

RIP Pete.

Aaron Goldstein · Post by **Aaron Goldstein** » 15 Feb 2013 11:16 pm

I have this record and a couple others of Pete's, they are a great listen. But I think it's a hell of a lot cooler that you have an actual Drake talkbox! What a find!

Wally Moyers · Post by **Wally Moyers** » 16 Feb 2013 5:42 am

Aaron,
I feel the same way, a lot of history there. I remember my Dad practicing for hours learning to use the box... It's not easy to make the words understandable... I think I was 9 when he got it, 50 years ago...