It is early 1970 on Music Row in Nashville. Pete Drake is in his office.
His assistant buzzes in, “George Harrison wants you on the phone.”
Pete says, “Well, where’s he from?”
Assistant: “London.”
Pete: “Well, what company’s he with?”
Assistant: “The Beatles.”
Pete Drake recounted this story with laughter in an interview he did for Guitar Player Magazine.
“His name, you know, just didn’t ring any bells-well, I’m just a
hillbilly, you know (laughter). Anyway, I ended up going to London for a
week where we did the album All Things Must Pass
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Pete Drake and George.
Photo(Left to Right): Ringo Starr, Pete Drake, Phil Spector and George Harrison.
Recorded between May and August in 1970 at Abbey Road Studios, and produced by Harrison and Phil Spector, All Things Must Pass ,
became one of Rolling Stone Magazines “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”
selling over six million copies. Musicians appearing on the triple
album included Ringo Starr, members of Badfinger, Eric Clapton and the
other members of Derek and the Dominos, future Yes drummer Alan White,
keyboard players Billy Preston, Gary Brooker and Gary Wright, and Pete
Drake on steel guitar. A young, pre-Genesis Phil Collins played bongos
on “Art of Dying.”
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became one of Rolling Stone Magazines “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”
selling over six million copies. Musicians appearing on the triple
album included Ringo Starr, members of Badfinger, Eric Clapton and the
other members of Derek and the Dominos, future Yes drummer Alan White,
keyboard players Billy Preston, Gary Brooker and Gary Wright, and Pete
Drake on steel guitar. A young, pre-Genesis Phil Collins played bongos
on “Art of Dying.”
It was during the recording sessions that Pete met Ringo Starr, who
later asked Pete to produce his solo album, which was recorded in
Nashville in June of 1970.
In 2000, George personally oversaw the remastering of All Things Must Pass - the beginning of a re-issue project that was to see all his albums refurbished. For this 30th anniversary
reissue George added the song “I Live For You,” left off the original
version of the album. When asked about the song in an interview for
the re-issue, Harrison said he felt the original recording wasn’t good
enough, except for Pete Drake’s steel guitar which he kept. He
re-recorded several of the other parts and included the song on the
reissue.
- the beginning of a re-issue project that was to see all his albums refurbished. For this 30th anniversary
reissue George added the song “I Live For You,” left off the original
version of the album. When asked about the song in an interview for
the re-issue, Harrison said he felt the original recording wasn’t good
enough, except for Pete Drake’s steel guitar which he kept. He
re-recorded several of the other parts and included the song on the
reissue.
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