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 (city and county seat of Warren, Kentucky, United States)), Died July 26, 2010 (San Mateo County (county in California, United States) )
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 December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/324913.
Keith, Ben. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/324913.
"Keith, Ben." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Keith, Ben - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007039183
Wikidata: Ben Keith - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2428968
VIAF: https://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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