Ben Keith
Bennett Keith Schaeufele (March 6, 1937 – July 26, 2010), better known by his stage name Ben Keith, was an American musician and record producer. Known primarily for his work as a pedal steel guitarist with Neil Young, Keith was a fixture of the Nashville country music community in the 1950s and 1960s before working with numerous successful rock, country and pop artists as both a producer and versatile, multi-instrumentalist sideman for over four decades. Neil Young affectionately referred to him as "Long Grain" (a joking word play reference to a variety of Uncle Ben's Rice and to Ben's height). Keith was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2014. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 6, 1937 (Bowling Green), Died July 26, 2010 (San Mateo County)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1960
Roles Represented in DAHR: steel guitar
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | NA 11314 | 11/16/1960 | I fall to pieces | Patsy Cline | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 11315 | 11/16/1960 | Shoes | Patsy Cline | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 11316 | 11/16/1960 | Lovin' in vain | Patsy Cline | instrumentalist, steel guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Keith, Ben," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/324913.
Keith, Ben. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/324913.
"Keith, Ben." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Keith, Ben - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007039183
Wikidata: Ben Keith - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2428968
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/85867493
MusicBrainz: Ben Keith - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1bd3e6e0-78a2-4129-8b52-5863b27443d9
ISNI: 0000 0001 1476 7497 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000114767497
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