rusty young (poco) talked about guys like buddy emmons, lloyd green and pete drake as being "professionals"--i.e. guys with incredible technique--while he, sneaky pete, red rhodes, jerry garcia, etc. were "non-professionals" who weren't in the same class as players. i always liked sneaky pete, who played with seemingly everybody--he was the most rock n' roll, least generic/twangy of the pedal steel guys.
Sneaky Pete Is Gone - R.I.P.
One of the best things you can say about a musician is that they have their own sound. Pete Kleinow had is own sound and if you listened to pop/rock in the 70s and 80s you heard his unique gift.
Here's his obit from the L.A. Times.
Here's his obit from the L.A. Times.
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