Biography
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 Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2007, and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2022.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Bridge Over Troubled Water
1970
All Things Must Pass
1970
Nashville Skyline
1969
John Wesley Harding
1968
Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume II
1971
The Gambler
1978
Self Portrait
1970
Jolene
1974
The Essential Bob Dylan
2000
Behind Closed Doors
1973
Almost Blue
1981
Blast From Your Past
1975
Ten Years Of Gold
1977
G. I. Blues
1960
The Original Mono Recordings
2010
Another Self Portrait (1969-1971)
2013
Border Lord
1972
Any Day Now
1968
Travelin' Thru (The Bootleg Series Vol. 15 1967–1969)
2019
Out Among The Stars
2014
Best Of Leon
1976
Stop All That Jazz
1974
Daytime Friends
1977
Hank Wilson's Back Vol. I
1973
Credited work
3,673 releases · 652 albums · active 1961–2026
- Performance · 3,200
- Production · 1,098
- Other credits · 633
- Engineering · 63
Studios: Jack Clement Recording Studios · Mercury Custom Recording Studio · Pete's Place · American Studios, Nashville