| Subject: | [RESOGUIT-L] Fwd: Sneaky Pete Kleinow obit | | Date: | Wednesday, January 10, 2007 06:35:04 (-0800) | | From: | Tom Foote <footet @.........edu>
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>> Legendary Pedal Steel Guitarist “Sneaky” Pete Kleinow Dies
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>> “Sneaky” Pete Kleinow who was renowned for his unique pedal steel
>> guitar playing - most notably with Gram Parsons and The Flying
>> Burrito Brothers - died on Saturday morning (January 6), from
>> complications brought on by Alzheimer’s disease in a nursing
>> facility in Petaluma, California. He was 72.
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>> His daughter Anita confirmed his death saying that he had been
>> living with the disease for over 18 months and it “hit him hard
>> and fast.”
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>> “Sneaky” Pete was known through the years as a “musician’s
>> musician.” He was a kind and generous soul who had played and
>> recorded with an impressive list of musicians including Stevie
>> Wonder, Fleetwood Mac, Joan Baez, Frank Zappa, John Lennon, The
>> Rolling Stones, The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers.
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>> Born in South Bend, IN on August 20, 1934 he took up steel guitar
>> after graduating from high school. In 1963 he moved to Los Angeles
>> and worked on special effects for films and performed on the local
>> music scene at night. He also found work writing jingles and wrote
>> the theme music for the children's series Gumby. He met Gram
>> Parsons and Chris Hillman at a local LA venue where they invited
>> him to join the Byrds. He performed with the band for a brief
>> period of time before Parsons and Hillman established The Flying
>> Burrito Brothers and together with “Sneaky” Pete recorded their
>> debut album The Gilded Palace of Sin which marked the beginning of
>> country-rock music and changed the course of country music forever.
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>> He returned to special effects once again in 1981 and was
>> responsible for creating special effects for movies such as The
>> Empire Strikes Back, Gremlins, The Terminator, and Terminator 2
>> while continuing to work as a musician.
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>> All Music Guide described him as “one of the unsung heroes of the
>> country-rock movement” and Rhapsody.com said that “he was the
>> first person to rip steel guitar licks and bended country notes
>> through a fuzz box.”
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>> Gram Parsons’ daughter Polly said, “Sneaky Pete was and will
>> always be one of the best of his kind, a great man, a talented
>> artist, and a great friend to all that knew him. He will be missed.”
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>> Chris Morris, host of Indie 103.1 FM’s weekly roots show "Watusi
>> Radio," said, "Kleinow was among the most significant pedal steel
>> players of his generation. He was one of the first to apply the
>> traditional country and western pedal steel foundation to the
>> development of the country-rock format.”
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>> “Sneaky” Pete’s legacy lives on through his recordings, in
>> particular, his recordings with Gram Parsons and the Flying
>> Burrito Brothers.
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>> The family has not yet announced funeral arrangements but cards,
>> letters and donations are welcome at:
>> "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow
>> 69229 Rainier Road
>> 29 Palms, CA 92277
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>> Publicity contact:
>> Versa Manos / Gorgeous PR
>> 323 782 9000
>> versa@gorgeouspr.com.
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>> email: versa@gorgeouspr.com
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