Pete Drake - FOREVER - audio only HD STEREO

[voivittujen]

Thanks for posting this! Such a musician.

Also, those VU meters are off by a few dB ;)

[ColZark]

I was around at the time but don't remember this at all. It charted on the Billboard Top 40 starting April 11, 1964 and remained for 5 weeks peaking at #25. It's a terrific tune and Sound quality is phenomenal. Thanks for posting!

[JerryFranklinLebanon]

Pete was awesome and very ground breaking with the steel guitar very much like Les Paul was to the electric guitar.....He was a great artist, thank you for posting the song....This recording is really good, perhaps better than the original....This is great for those of us that are still around and remember the music and the man.........

[john44122]

I bought this tune on a Mercury/Smash Lp in 1964. It never sounded like this! Let's put all of Mr. Drake's music on CD!

[catman5169]

Watching those VU meters kick brings back fond memories of my days in radio!! We used actual vinyl in those days!!!

[MrTwinclarinets]

@catman5169 Me too, Catman! But for me it was only for a semester at my college radio station, 1965. I wonder if anyone today would understand the expression "peg the needle" ;-) Great memories. This Pete Drake video is just beautiful!

[doowrednaxelA]

The three views who did NOT like this can kiss my ass.

[TwinMillMC]

Sounds great through my system! Computer--------> Stereo System.Very cool tune too. What year was this made?

[AnnaMayWongSociety]

@TwinMillMC This came out the same time The Beatles were taking the USA by storm. On top 40 radio you may hear I Want To Hold Your Hand followed by this - a very interesting mix of things at the time - I think 1964

[gnativerson]

would you have Pete Drake's "Steel Guitar Rag" from Cumberland records to upload? I've had that album for nearly 50 years bot misplaced it !

[AnnaMayWongSociety]

@gnativerson It will take some time to look into. We have actually provided Pete's family with recordings long strayed from his possession, so perhaps.

[Factnotfictionpeople]

I was never a fan of this 'talking' steel guitar style - but it was of its time and Pete Drake was a great steelie and producer. Thanks for posting. :-)

[nittany1973]

saw this steel guitar in the country music hall of fame

[atletico45]

Floyd Cramer is the greatest pianist of the late 50's-early 60's. He also

was Elvis main piano player on almost aal his records from '58-'64

[lpvcrcd]

great mellow instrumental from a cherished past Thank you for this great track from Peter Drake!

[rayhuttoguitar]

Did anyone know Pete Drake is from right here in Augusta, Ga.?

My Dad John Hutto knew his Brother ,William Drake, very well. As a kid I remember Dad making trade deals with William. I guess Pete had already moved to Nashville by that time.

He was a real genius inventor and great Steel player.

Thanks for this video, Ray Hutto

[kibblebits54]

I do remember this song. Probably have the album.

Thanks for posting this memory!

[sweetstreak]

Thanks for sharing Anna!! I was so happy to finally find this song. It is soooo beautiful!!! I could listen to it over and over!!

[whatgetsmehot]

i just wanted to say for your superior audio track, and as you'll see by the video I sent you, I've uploaded Forever again, as well as a mash or two, which i used a short segment of your video with the old fashioned meters. thanks again

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[MrZee1967]

Absolutely Beautiful!

Thank you for posting!

[elmachosaskwatcho]

"For Petes Sake" is a great cd by the master....take a listen to a piece called "Pleading"....its his best solo work i believe!

[arizonaranger]

Pete Drake's ' singin' steel ' is the heart of this fine old tune: but Floyd Cramer's ' slip note ' piano sure helps!!

[pedalman]

A legendary session musician of the highest order, this talking guitar was not anywhere near his capabilities , although beguiling and a fascinating sound he was a pro and had to feed his family.

Pete Drake the legend was a session player of the top order who always put the session FIRST , to make a hit record , to compliment the vocalist , he never played to promote himself unless it was his own album. Truly one of the greats .

[NICHOPOULOUZO]

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[NICHOPOULOUZO]

i just blogged it in full size. the hd 22 audio on your track is beautiful. thanks, i kind of like yours better with the meters on top. did you do it on the service at the bottom of the video?

[NICHOPOULOUZO]

CHECK OUT the video. I just put it back up.

[ripthereverb]

I believe that's Floyd Cramer on piano?

Always found Pete Drake to be a true innovator on the stee. So creative as was far ahead of the vocoder from the mid seventies. Also played straight steel extremely well.

[BUNGLEJYME]

Amen!

[rkremer]

My god anna this is sooo beautiful thank you!!!!!!

[nostalgiahistoria67]

Awesome instrumental by the steel guitar legend! And Anna May Wong was the greatest!

[SteveLatshaw]

The original video is from the 1966 Country Music movie SECOND FIDDLE TO A STEEL GUITAR, co-starring Sonny James, Left Frizzell, Minnie Pearl, Del Reeves, George Hamilton IV, Little Jimmie Dickens and many more plus Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall reunited as The Bowery Boys. I found a DVD on the Time Life label. The movie is copyrighted 1965. According to the library of congress, copyright was renewed in 1993.

[nuthuggerssuck2]

yes time is short for us all. Time flies!

[Boilermaker1973]

Nice song, thanks for posting

[DannyWhitten]

That's just ridiculous. Such an amazing video should be up here. Is it available commerically any where? Probably hard to find anyway. Everyone needs to see that video! I went to show it to someone a few weeks back and it was gone and I almost cried.

[ultramort]

damn shame they made you take down the video. thanks for at least putting this up for us.

[MdNgtRyder]

What a Master of his craft..Just amazing.. I have all his albums.. How do I share them with ya all ?????

[rdadal]

Shame it has never been released on CD.  I do have a phonograph record of this tho.

[BLP1261]

I have it on a PolyGram Special Markets CD called "Greatest Instrumental Hits Of The 50s - 80s" .

[clockworksadness]

Thankyou so much for uploading this!

[enduringpatriot]

Sweet sounds from Mr. Drake - amazing what he could do.