pete drake

Mickey McGee · Post by **Mickey McGee** » 23 Dec 2008 6:14 pm

won't post

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 23 Dec 2008 6:39 pm

I've noticed that.

Mickey McGee · Post by **Mickey McGee** » 23 Dec 2008 7:05 pm

John P. Phillips · Post by **John P. Phillips** » 23 Dec 2008 7:07 pm

The invisible (urp) Pete Drake !

Stephen Dorocke · Post by **Stephen Dorocke** » 23 Dec 2008 7:10 pm

"behind that locked door."

Mickey McGee · Post by **Mickey McGee** » 23 Dec 2008 7:17 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4h7mo2R ... ace.com/th twin peaks anyone? a young steve cropper,duck dunn,floyd krammer ? 1962 would you like to live inside this video?

Steve Hinson · Post by **Steve Hinson** » 23 Dec 2008 7:32 pm

...that ain't Duck,Cropper,or Floyd...it IS Pete,though...

Michael Douchette · Post by **Michael Douchette** » 23 Dec 2008 7:43 pm

PD doesn't post because he's in Hillbilly Heaven...

Cal Sharp · Post by **Cal Sharp** » 23 Dec 2008 7:52 pm

His record label lives on, though.
http://countryrecords.com/index.html

Mickey McGee · Post by **Mickey McGee** » 23 Dec 2008 8:04 pm

Where's Laura Palmer?

Mickey McGee · Post by **Mickey McGee** » 23 Dec 2008 8:05 pm

Michael Douchette wrote:PD doesn't post because he's in Hillbilly Heaven...

LOL!

Stephan Franck · Post by **Stephan Franck** » 24 Dec 2008 9:49 am

Mickey McGee wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4h7mo2R ... ace.com/th twin peaks anyone? a young steve cropper,duck dunn,floyd krammer ? 1962 would you like to live inside this video?

Without any disrespect to anyone involved... that's the funniest / creepiests video I have ever seen -- the part where he puts the tube in his mouth while looking straight into camera is just... I don't know, it's awesome!!!!

Mickey McGee · Post by **Mickey McGee** » 24 Dec 2008 10:06 am

Stephan Franck wrote:
Mickey McGee wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4h7mo2R ... ace.com/th twin peaks anyone? a young steve cropper,duck dunn,floyd krammer ? 1962 would you like to live inside this video?
Without any disrespect to anyone involved... that's the funniest / creepiests video I have ever seen -- the part where he puts the tube in his mouth while looking straight into camera is just... I don't know, it's awesome!!!!

creepiests video gets my vote....I can't stop watching this video

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 24 Dec 2008 11:14 am

Who's the announcer in the gold lamé jacket? Kinda looks like Gene Vincent.

Mickey McGee · Post by **Mickey McGee** » 24 Dec 2008 12:54 pm

I'll tell ya I love this video BUT it's one strange and creepy video. David Lynch would be proud!

Pete Finney · Post by **Pete Finney** » 24 Dec 2008 1:19 pm

The announcer in the gold jacket is the late Merle Kilgore, who was a singer and songwriter at the time but later got rich (and infamous) as Hank Jr's manager...

I believe that clip is from the movie "Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar"

Mickey McGee · Post by **Mickey McGee** » 24 Dec 2008 2:45 pm

does anyone know who the players are?

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 24 Dec 2008 3:05 pm

Hey Mickey, howya doin'?

I don't know who the players are, but I believe that steel was Big E's original Sho~Bud that had his name inlaid in script on the front apron, similar to Jimmy Day's first Blue Darlin' and Bobby Garrett's guitar. Pete's name on the huge plaque covers the "Buddie Emmons" inlay.

The guitar is now in the Country Music Hall of Fame. If it's still on display anymore, I don't know.

The video in question is a sync from the original recording.

Mickey McGee · Post by **Mickey McGee** » 24 Dec 2008 3:13 pm

they all have perfect 1962 hair.

Steve Hinson · Post by **Steve Hinson** » 24 Dec 2008 3:14 pm

Herb,I believe you are right about that guitar being"Buddie's"...it used to sit in a glass case at the top of the stairs on the second floor at Pete's Place...complete with lighter and ash tray...

Pete Finney · Post by **Pete Finney** » 25 Dec 2008 10:01 am

I know that Buddy's Sho-bud with "Buddie" written on the front is still on display at the Country Music Hall of Fame, but I had no idea that was the same one that Pete had later; that's really interesting...

So I guess that Buddy and Pete must have gotten the same tone on all the classic records they each played that guitar on... right?

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 25 Dec 2008 3:10 pm

Pete
I'm sure that with that guitar, Drake got as close to Buddy's sound as he could...

robert kramer · Post by **robert kramer** » 25 Dec 2008 7:12 pm

At present, there are 4 of Pete Drake’s Sho-Bud pedal steel guitars on display in a 2 block area of downtown Nashville. The Ernest Tubb Record Shop has a “The Professional” model under glass along with Drake’s Steel Guitar Hall of Fame plaque. The Country Music Hall of Fame (as discussed above) has the Permanent model donated by Buddy Emmons which belonged to both Emmons and Drake. Emmons had signed his name (“Buddie Emmons”) on the front with a wood burning kit. When Drake acquired the guitar, he covered Emmons’ name with a tooled leather patch inscribed w/ “Pete Drake.” The guitar was originally a D-8 which Drake had Shot convert to a D-10. The Musicians Hall of Fame has “Goldie” which is a Crossover model Pete Drake spray painted gold. We have all heard this guitar a lot and I’m sure the gold color had something to do with gold records. They also have another Sho-Bud which is described as the steel played on Dylan’s "Lay Lady Lay" from the "Nashville Skyline" LP.

"Permanent"

"Goldie"

"Nashville Skyline Guitar"

Pete Drake is still with us.

Shorty Smith · Post by **Shorty Smith** » 25 Dec 2008 7:27 pm

I had a session at Starday Studio in 1967, cut 4 songs, the session director was pete Drake and he also played steel on all 4 song. Last year I had that 3/4" master redone to digital CD and it sounds just as good as it did in 1967. Pete was a great person and musician

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 25 Dec 2008 7:28 pm

I've seen "Goldie" in Ernest Tubb Record Shop in downtown Nashville and I think it's still there. "Goldie" is one of the prettiest Sho-Buds.

Brett

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