Artist description Band has roots from Rock to Country Rock to Blugrass.

Music Style Pete has his own unique Pedal Steel Guitar style.

Musical Influences Donald Fagen

Similar Artists Buddy Emmons,Jerry Byrd

Artist History One of the unsung heroes of the country-rock movement, steel guitarist and songwriter Sneaky Pete Kleinow was born August 20, 1934 in South Bend, Indiana. Influenced by the music of Jerry Byrd, he took up the steel guitar at the age of 17, and after graduating high school, spent over a decade as a road maintenance worker for the Michigan State Highway Department. In 1963, Kleinow relocated to Los Angeles, where he became a regular performer on the city's club circuit; he also found work composing jingles, and even wrote the theme music for the children's series Gumby. In addition, he began working in Hollywood developing special effects for films.In 1965, Kleinow played on his first record, backing the Ventures on their "Blue Star." While performing in an area club, he met Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman, who approached Kleinow about joining the band they were organizing apart from their current venture, the folk-rock pioneers the Byrds. Kleinow agreed, and after a brief tenure as a Byrds sideman he joined Parsons and Hillman in the Flying Burrito Brothers; the band's 1969 debut, The Gilded Palace of Sin, established the very blueprint for the country-rock genre.Kleinow remained with the Burritos through April 1971, appearing on the 1970 LP Burrito Deluxe and its eponymously-titled follow-up. At the same time, he became a sought-after session musician who played on records by Joe Cocker, Delaney & Bonnie and Little Feat. After departing the Burritos, he focused all of his energies on session work, appearing with John Lennon, Frank Zappa, Stevie Wonder, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt and the Steve Miller Band. In 1974, Kleinow briefly joined the band Cold Steel; the following year, he signed on with a reformed Flying Burrito Brothers for the album Flying Again.After two more Burritos LPs -- 1976's Airborne and 1978's Live in Tokyo -- Kleinow cut his first solo record, Sneaky Pete, in 1978. Following one final Burritos album, 1981's Hearts on the Line, he gradually withdrew from the music industry to focus on creating special effects; the films he worked on included The Empire Strikes Back, The Right Stuff, Gremlins, and both Terminator features. Nevertheless, he occasionally returned to music, performing with diverse artists like Leonard Cohen, Medicine, and the Golden Palominos. In 1994, he released the solo effort The Legend and the Legacy, and led a new Burritos line-up on a tour of Europe. Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Group Members  Sneaky Pete Kleinow- Pedal Steel Guitar Skip Battin- Bass Ernest Bovine- Keyboards Lenny Castro- Percussion David Chamberlain- Bass Jamie Faunt- Bass Gib Guilbeau- Fiddle Greg Harris- Acoustic Guitar Charlie Harwood- Keyboards Albert Lee- Acoustic & Electric Guitar Rick Marotta- Drums Mickey Mcgee- Drums Bob Metzer- 6 & 12 String Guitar Gene Parsons- Drums Ed Ponder- Drums Jeff Porcaro- Drums Mike Pocaro- Bass Jim Salsbury- Drums David Vaught- Bass Jai Winding- Keyboards Gene Parsons Gram Parsons Clarence White

Instruments Pedal Steel Guitar, Electric Gutar, Bass, Drums, Fiddle, Mandolin, Acoustic Guitar

Albums The legend and Legacy, Sneaky Pete,Meet Sneaky Pete

Additional Info Pete has recorded with over 300 major artists.

Location San Francisco, California - USA

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