Pete Drake

Roddis Franklin Drake, *08-10-1932 Augusta, GA, +29-07-1988

3rd version
By Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti, Dick Grant, Henk Scholts
SESSIONSca. November 1961 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Pete Drake (Producer: Tommy Hill)
001 5182 THE SPOOK Starday 575 Jazzman JM 081/SLP-180
ca. November 1961 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Pete Drake / [1] June Stearns (Producer: Tommy Hill)
002 5194 PLEADING 575/SLP-180
003 FOR PETE'S SAKE SEP 170/SLP-180
004 ORIENTAL TWIST Jazzman JM 81/SLP-180
005 TIL TOMORROW SLP-180
006 SOUTHERN SUNDAY SLP-180
007 STAR GAZING SEP 170/SLP-180
008 TEARING DOWN THE TEE PEE SLP-180
009 KICK OFF SLP-180
010 LOVES I'VE KNOWN SLP-180
011 GALAXIE SLP-180
012 AFTER HOURS SLP-180
000 JUST ANOTHER SONG SLP-319 SLP-276  SLP 313
26 June 1963 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN – Pete Drake
013 2-29650 FOR PETE'S SAKE Cumberland SRC-69503
014 2-29651 STEEL AFTER HOURS Cumberland SRC-69503
015 2-29652 PANHANDLE RAG Cumberland SRC-69503
016 2-29653 BOOT HEEL RAG Cumberland SRC-69503
017 2-29654? PLEADING Cumberland SRC-69503
19 July 1963 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN – Pete Drake
018 2-29719 MIDNIGHT IN AMARILLO Smash S-1888/ Cumberland SRC-69503
019 2-29720 FOREVER Cumberland SRC-69503
020 2-29721 STEEL GUITAR RAG Cumberland SRC-69503
021 2-29722 KENTUCKY WALTZ Cumberland SRC-69503
022 2-29723 WILD SIDE OF LIFE Cumberland SRC-69503
18 November 1963 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Pete Drake
023 2-30206 DANNY BOY Smash SRS-67053
024 2-30207 FOREVER Smash S-1867/SRS-67053
025 2-30208 SLEEPWALK Smash S-1867/ SRS-67053
17 February 1964 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Pete Drake (Producer: Shelby Singleton)
026 2-30342 RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET SRS-67053
027 2-30343 I'M JUST A GUITAR (EVERYBODY PICKS ON ME) S-1910/SRS-67053
028 2-30344 PARADISE SRS-67053
029 2-30345 THE SPOOK SRS-67053
030 2-30346 MY BLUEST DAY SRS-67053
031 2-30347 FOR THOSE THAT CRY SRS-67053
032 2-30348 MELODY OF LOVE SRS-67053
033 2-30349 MAKING BELIEVE SRS-67053
034 2-30350 STILL SRS-67053
ca. April 1964 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Joe Maphis and Pete Drake
035 6969 HOT ROD GUITAR Starday 683/SLP 316
May 1964 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Pete Drake (Producer: Jerry Kennedy)
036 2-30477 GONE SRS-67060
037 2-30478 ARE YOU SINCERE S-1935/SRS-67060
038 2-30479 I‘¬M SORRY S-1910/SRS-67060
June 1964 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN – Pete Drake aka Dean Dallas And The Doughboys
039 2-30483 SLOWLY SRC-69516
040 2-30484 HALF A MIND SRC-69516
041 2-30485 WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDESRC-69516
042 2-30486 LONG BLACK VEIL SRC-69516
043 2-30487 A FALLEN STAR SRC-69516
June 1964 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN – Pete Drake aka Dean Dallas And The Doughboys
044 2-30510 AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET rejected
045 2-30511 I MISS YOU ALREDY
046 2-30512 IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE NOW Cumberland SRC-69516
047 2-30513 RELEASE ME (AND LET ME LOVE AGAIN) Cumberland SRC-69516
048 2-30514 A SATISFIED MIND Cumberland SRC-69516
049 2-30515 WHEN YOUR HOUSE IS NOT A HOME Cumberland SRC-69516
ca. June 1964 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN – Pete Drake, *and Roy Wiggins
050 ST-7262 INVITATION TO THE BLUES 706/SLP-319
051 ST-7263 MY ABILENE 751/SLP-319
052 Y'ALL COME 751/SLP-319
053 THE ALLEY SLP-319
054 7266 RICK-A-SHAY 706/SLP-319
055 HOT ROD GUITAR SLP-319
056 COLOR OF THE BLUES SLP-319
057 IDA SLP-319
059 PLEADING SEP 236/SLP-319
060 GALAXIE SLP-319
061 A SATISFIED MIND SLP-319
062 STARBUST * SEP-236
063 COWTOWN SEP-239
064 PENGUIN STRUT SEP-239 /SLP 350
PEDAL JUMPIN‘ SLP 350
STARDAY SLP-350 STARS OF THE STEEL GUITAR (1965)
July 1964 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Pete Drake
065 2-30578 BLUE GUITAR SRS-67060
066 2-30579 THIS IS OUR LAST NIGHT TOGETHER SRS-67060
August 1964 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Pete Drake
067 2-33250 FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY SRS-67060
068 2-33251 ALWAYS SRS-67060
069 2-33252 AIN'T SHE SWEET SRS-67060
070 2-33253 PLEADING SRS-67060
071 2-33254 I’M WALKIN‘ S-1935/SRS-67060
072 2-33255 LITTLE BITTY BROKEN HEART SRS-67060
073 2-33256 I'M BLUE SRS-67060
18 January 1965 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Pete Drake (Producer: Jerry Kennedy, Shelby Singleton)
074 2-33383 ONLY YOU AND YOU ALONE Smash SRS-67064
075 2-33384 LET IT BE ME Smash SRS- SRS-67064
076 2-33385 TAMMY Smash SRS- SRS-67064
077 2-33386 ROSES ARE RED (MY LOVE) SRS-67064
19 January 1965 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Pete Drake (Producer: Jerry Kennedy, Shelby Singleton)
078 2-33387 UNCHAINED MELODY SRS-67064
079 2-33388 WELCOME TO MY WORLD SRS-67064
080 2-33389 NEAR YOU S-1978/ SRS-67064
081 2-33390 DREAM S-1978/SRS-67064
27 January 1965 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Pete Drake (Producer: Jerry Kennedy, Shelby Singleton)
082 2-33401 AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET S-1978/SRS-67064
083 2-33402 CLINGING VINE SRS-67064
084 2-33403 LONELY STREET SRS-67064
085 2-33404 BLUE VELVET SRS-67064
1965 Unknown – Bob Kames (Bob Kames [organ], Pete Drake [steel])
K01 MY HAPPINESS S-HLP 506
K02 HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU S-HLP 506  
K03 MEDLEY:  BIRMINGHAM JAIL / DOWN IN THE VALLEY S-HLP 506
K04 IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE NOW S-HLP 506  
K05 ON TOP OF OLD SMOKEY S-HLP 506  
K06 COUNTRY BOY'S DECK OF CARDS S-HLP 506
K07 Y‘ALL COME S-HLP 506              
K08 HONKY TONK ANGELS S-HLP 506   
K09 NEAR YOU S-HLP 506   
K10 CANDLE AND A ROSE S-HLP 506   
K11 ANYTIME /  BOUQUET OF ROSES S-HLP 506  
K12 THE WALTZ YOU SAVED FOR ME S-HLP 506
K13 LONG, LONG AGO S-HLP 506  
K14 WABASH CANNONBALL S-HLP 506  
late June 1966 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Pete Drake
086 2-38314 I'M A FOOL TO CARE Smash S-2046
087 2-38315 MYSTIC DREAM Smash S-2046
088 2-38316 FUNNY BONE unissued
1966 Nashville, TN – Pete Drake
089 STEEL AWAY Canaan CAS-9640
090 HAPPY TRACKS Canaan CAS-9640
091 IN THE GARDEN Canaan CAS-9640
092 WHAT A FRIEND Canaan CAS-9640
093 WHEN THEY RING THOSE GOLDEN BELLS Canaan CAS-9640
094 THE EYES OF JESUS Canaan CAS-9640
095 BEYOND THE SUNSET Canaan CAS-9640
096 HOW GREAT THOU ART Canaan CAS-9640
097 STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN Canaan CAS-9640
098 WHISPERING HOPE Canaan CAS-9640
ca. November 1966 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN – Nashville Cats (Pete Drake, Jerry Shook, Jimmy Richardson, Boots Randolph, Sugarfoot Garland, Tommy Hill's Nashville String Band, Phil Baugh, And Joe Maphis)
099 SPOOK SLP-399
100 PENGUIN WATUSI SLP-399
101 ALLEY SLP-399
102 MAKIN' OUT SLP-399
103 COFFEE EXPRESSO SLP-399
104 FRANKIE AND JOHNNY SLP-399
105 COUNTRY GUITAR SLP-399
106 DRIVE SLP-399
107 ORIENTAL FRUG SLP-399
108 HOT ROD GUITAR SLP-399
109 AFTER HOURS SLP-399
110 STAR GAZING SLP-399
c. 1966 Nashville, TN - Pete Drake
111 GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME Mountain Dew S-7042 Ambassador S-98061
112 ALMOST PERSUADED Mountain Dew S-7042 Ambassador S-98061
112 TIPPY TOEING Mountain Dew S-7042 Ambassador S-98061
114 DON'T LET ME CROSS OVER Mountain Dew S-7042 Ambassador S-98061
115 STILL Mountain Dew S-7042 Ambassador S-98061
116 THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING Mountain Dew S-7042 Ambassador S-98061
117 ANYMORE Mountain Dew S-7042 Ambassador S-98061
118 BEAR WITH ME A LITTLE LONGER Mountain Dew S-7042 Ambassador S-98061
119 THE END OF THE WORLD Mountain Dew S-7042 Ambassador S-98061
120 MAY THE BIRD OF PARADISE FLY UP YOUR NOSE Mountain Dew S-7042 Ambassador S-98061
ca September 1968 Music City Recorders, 821 19th Ave. South, Nashville,  TN – Pete Drake and Mavericks
121 ST-5386 JOGGIN' Stop ST-222
122 ST-5387 MAMA'S TALKING GUITAR ST-222

ca April 1969 [live] The Frontier City, Onsted, MI – Pete Drake [1], Billy Ray Reynolds [2],  Johnny Gimble [3], Dale Sellers [4], Crystal Gares [5], Chuck Howard [6], (Producer: Tommy Hill)
12201 I'M WALKIN' -1 ST-10011
12202 FOREVER -1 ST-10011

12203 ST 5718 FOR PETE’S SAKE -1 ST 349 ST 10011
12204 TODAY I STARTED LOVIN' YOU AGAIN -2 ST-10011
12205 THE FUGITIVE -2 ST-10011
12206 SAN ANTONIO ROSE -3  ST-10011
12207 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL -3 ST-10011
12208 HIGH HEEL SNEAKERS -4 ST-10011
12209 YOU AIN'T WOMAN ENOUGH -5 ST-10011
12210 A THING CALLED SADNESS -6 ST-10011
12211 THE NIGHT BEFORE -6 ST-10011
12212 SHAME ON ME -6 ST-10011
12213 OLDIES BUT GOODIES -6 ST-10011

12214 Y‘LL COME (BAND THEME)  ST 10011

Ca October 1969 Music City Recorders, 821 19th Ave. South, Nashville,  TN – Pete Drake
123 ST 6910 LAY LADY LAY ST-349
May/October 1970 Nashville, TN – Pete Drake

124 PETE DREAKE’S STEEL GUITAR]

 unknown info – Pete Drake

HARBOR LIGHTS

15 YEARS AGO

I LOVE YOU BECAUSE

HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER

ALBUMS
Starday SLP-180 The Fabulous Steel Guitar Sounds Of Pete Drake: For Pete's Sake; Pleading; Oriental Twist; After Hours; Southern Sunday; Loves I've Known; The Spook; Till Tomorrow; Kick Off; Star Gazing; Tearing Down The Tee Pee; Galaxie (w. Little Roy Wiggins) – 62
Cumberland MGC-29503/SRC-69503 Country Steel Guitar: Steel Guitar Rag; Pleading; Panhandle Rag; Steel After Hours; Boot Heel Rag; For Pete's Sake; Am I That Easy To Forget; Kentucky Waltz; Midnight In Amarilla; Wild Side Of Life – 63 (on reissue Forever was changed for Am I That Easz to Forget)

Smash MGSS-27053/SRS-67053 Forever: Forever; The Spook; Sleep Walk; Melody Of Love; My Bluest Day; For Those That Cry; I'm Just A Guitar (Everybody Picks On Me); Danny Boy; Red Sails In The Sunset; Still; Making Believe; Paradise – 05-64
Smash MGS-27060/SRS-67060 Talking Steel Guitar: Blue Guitar; I'm Walking; Always; This Is Our Last Night Together; Gone; Little Bitty Broken Heart; I'm Sorry; Ain't She Sweet; Are You Sincere; Pleading; Funny How Time Slips Away; I'm Blue – 11-64 (reissued in 1968 on Hilltop JS-6052 The Greatest Steel Guitar In The World with 2 songs omited)
Cumberland MGC-29516/SRC-69516 Golden Country Hits: Slowly; Half A Mind; When Two Worlds Collide; Long Black Veil; A Fallen Star; I Miss You Already; It Makes No Difference Now; Release Me (And Let Me Love Again); A Satisfied Mind; When Your House Is Not A Home – 65 As by Dean Dallas And The Doughboys

Hollywood HLP/S-HLP 506 All-Time Country Favorites:  My Happiness;  Have I Told You Lately That I Love You; Medley:  Birmingham Jail / Down In The Valley; It Makes No Difference Now; On Top Of Old Smokey;  Country Boy's Deck Of Cards; Y‘all Come; Honky Tonk Angels;  Near You;  Candle And A Rose;  Anytime /  Bouquet Of Roses; The Waltz You Saved For Me;  Long, Long Ago; Wabash Cannonball – 65 Bob Kames (+ Pete Drake)
Smash MGS-27064/SRS-67064 Talking Steel And Singing Strings: Dream; Only You (And You Alone); Let It Be Me; Roses Are Red (My Love); Lonely Street; Unchained Melody; Welcome To My World; Tammy; Clinging Vine; Blue Velvet; Near You; Am I That Easy To Forget – 04-65
Starday SLP-319 The Amazing And Incredible Pete Drake: Y'all Come; Alley; Hot Rod Guitar; Color Of The Blues; Ida; Abilene; Invitation To The Blues; Just Another Song; Rick-A-Shay; Pleading; Galaxie; A Satisfied Mind - 65
Ambassador S-98061 The Hits I Played On: Green Green Grass Of Home; Almost Persuaded; Tippy Toeing; Don't Let Me Cross Over; Still; There Goes My Everything; Anymore; Bear With Me A Little Longer; End Of The World; May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose – 66? (also in Mountain Dew S-7042 Pete Drake And His Steel Guitar (1969)
Starday SLP-399 The Fabulous Sounds Of Those Nashville Cats: The Spook; Penguin Watusi; The Alley; Makin' Out; Coffee Expresso; Frankie And Johnny; Country Guitar; The Drive; Oriental Frug; Hot Rod Guitar; After Hours; Star Gazing – 67 Pete Drake, Jerry Shook, Jimmy Richardson, Boots Randolph, Sugarfoot Garland, Tommy Hill's Nashville String Band, Phil Baugh, And Joe Maphis as by The Nashville Cats
Canaan CA-4640/CAS-9640 Steel Away: Steel Away; Happy Tracks; In The Garden; What A Friend; When They Ring Those Golden Bells; The Eyes Of Jesus; Beyond The Sunset; How Great Thou Art; Stairway To Heaven; Whispering Hope – 68
Hilltop JS-6052 The Greatest Steel Guitar In The World: Are You Sincere; I'm Walking; This Is Our Last Night Together; I'm Sorry; Little Bitty Broken Heart; Pleading; Blue Guitar; Gone; Funny How Time Slips Away; I'm Blue - ca 68 (all tracks from SRS-67060)
Stop STOP-10011 Pete Drake Show: I'm Walkin'; Forever; For Pete's Sake; Today I Started Lovin' You Again; Fugitive; San Antonio Rose; Orange Blossom Special; High Heel Sneakers; You Ain't Woman Enough; A Thing Called Sadness; The Night Before; Shame On Me; Oldies But Goodies - 69
Smash 422-836 903-2 Sleepwalk and Other Steel Guitar Classics: Forever; Melody Of Love; Blue Guitar; Are You Sincere; Sleep Walk; I'm Sorry; Making Believe; I'm Just A Guitar (Everybody Picks On Me); Red Sails In The Sunset – 89 (sampler)
First Generation FGCD-107 Pete Drake: Something; Hey Jude; Lay Lady Lay; Isn't It A Pity; Behind That Locked Door; Yesterday; Get Back; Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo); Country Pie; Funny Bone; Pleading; Talking Steel Guitar – 12-10-99
King KMCD-6111 For Pete's Sake: For Pete's Sake; Pleading; Oriental Twist; Satisfied Mind; Alley; Loves I've Known; Color Of The Blues; After Hours; Till Tomorrow; Y'all Come; Rick-A-Shay; Galaxie; Abilene; Kick Off ; Invitation To The Blues; Star Gazing; Lay Lady Lay*; Spook; Southern Sunday; Tearing Down The Tee Pee – 21-11-00 (*previously unissued on album)

EPs

Starday

SEP 170 Steel Guitar Instrumentals: Pete Drake - For Pete's Sake; Little Roy Wiggins -  Wiggin's Wiggle - Jimmy Day -  Pushing Pedals / Little Roy Wiggins -  Ting A Ling; Pete Drake -  Star Gazing; Don Helms -  Big News - 61

SEP 236 Steel Guitar Instrumental By All Star Artists: Little Roy Wiggins -  Steel Guitar Hula; Pete Drake And Roy Wiggins -  Starburst; Buddy Emmons - Singing Strings / Pete Drake -  Pleading; Roy Wiggins -  Love Theme; Shot Jackson - Fort Worth Drag - 64

SEP 239 Steel Guitar Instrumentals With Tommy Hill’s Nashville String Band: Pete Drake -  Penguin Strut; Walter Haynes - Hi Boots; Jimmie Day -  Stetson Rag / Walter Haynes -  Gearshiftin; Pete Drake -  Cowtown; Jimmie Day -  Hi Ballin - 64

SINGLES
Starday (1961-62)
45-575 The Spook / Pleading - 01-62

Jazzman JM.081 The Spook / Oriental Twist – 01-11 (UK issue)
Smash (1963-66)
S-1867 Forever / Sleepwalk - 01-64
S-1888 Forever / Midnight In Amarillo - 04-64
S-1910 I'm Sorry / I'm Just A Guitar (Everybody Picks On Me) - 07-64
S-1935 Are You Sincere / I'm Walkin' - 11-64

S-1415 Forever / I’m Sorry – 02-65 (All Time Smash Hits series)
S-1978 Dream / Am I That Easy To Forget? - 03-65
S-2046 Mystic Dream / I'm A Fool To Care - 06-66
Starday (1964-65)
706 Invitation To The Blues / Rick-A-Shay - 01-65
751 Y'all Come / Abilene - 12-65
Stop (1968-69)
ST-222 Joggin' / Mama's Talkin' Guitar - 10-68
ST-349 Lay Lady Lay / For Pete's Sake - 10-69