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'Sneaky' Pete Kleinow
Obituary
Written by Paul Rance
Wednesday, 10 January 2007
Renowned steel guitarist and Emmy winning special
effects man, Pete Kleinow, better known as 'Sneaky' Pete, passed
away on January 6th in California. Born in South Bend, Indiana,
on August 20th, 1934, Kleinow was also a respected songwriter.
Kleinow's career in the entertainment industry began as a special
effects artist, working on some notable projects including the
1960s sci-fi TV show 'The Outer Limits' and the movie 'The
Wonderful World Of The Brothers Grimm (1962)'. An interest in
country-rock, and playing the pedal steel guitar, led to Kleinow meeting
Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons of The Byrds, and the trio were later to form The
Flying Burrito Brothers - who are still recognised as one of the
all-time great country-rock groups. Kleinow's innovative guitar
work, incorporating fuzzbox experiments and backwards guitar
sounds, influenced the likes of Jerry Garcia.
'Sneaky' Pete Kleinow (1934-2007)
Kleinow was so respected in the music industry
that he was invited to appear on albums by the following artists:
John Lennon, The Byrds, The Rolling Stones, The Bee Gees, Ringo
Starr, The Eagles, The Steve Miller Band, Stevie Wonder, Frank
Zappa, Joan Baez, Booker T. and the MG's, Billy Joel, The Everly
Brothers, Fleetwood Mac, Neil Sedaka, Robert Palmer, Joe Cocker,
Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt, Leonard Cohen, Rita Coolidge,
Jackson Browne, and MANY others!
When he returned to special effects in 1981, Pete Kleinow worked
on hit films 'Gremlins (1984)', 'The Terminator (1984)', and
'Terminator 2 (1991)', while still continuing to work as a
musician. He won an Emmy in 1983, for his special effects work on
the TV series 'The Winds Of War'.
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