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Red Rhodes

real name Orville J. Rhodes

Red Rhodes is credited on 1,042 releases across 160 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1964–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

1,042

Credits

160

Albums

7

Decades active

537

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In-demand session musician, Orville "Red" Rhodes, known as Red Rhodes or O. J. Rhodes (born December 30, 1930 - died August 20, 1995), was an American steel guitarist.
Rhodes played pedal steel on many influential country rock albums, but is most often remembered for his work with former Monkee Michael Nesmith, on his first post-Monkees albums in the early 1970s with Michael Nesmith & The First National Band.

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Credited work

1,042 releases · 160 albums · active 1964–2025

  • Performance · 1,100
  • Other credits · 94

Studios: Sunset Sound · RCA's Music Center Of The World · The Sound Factory · Trident Studios

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