Sneaky Pete Kleinow
| Sneaky Pete Kleinow | |
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The Flying Burrito Brothers in Amsterdam, 1970. Kleinow is pictured in the foreground at the far left.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Peter E. Kleinow |
| Also known as | "Sneaky Pete" |
| Born | August 20, 1934 |
| Origin | South Bend, Indiana, US |
| Died | January 6, 2007 (aged 72) Petaluma, California |
| Genres | Country rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Pedal steel guitar |
| Associated acts | Flying Burrito Brothers and many others |
Peter E. "Sneaky Pete" Kleinow (August 20, 1934 – January 6, 2007) was an American country-rock musician, songwriter, and a motion picture special effects artist. He is best known as a member of the band the Flying Burrito Brothers and as a session musician for such artists as Joan Baez, Jackson Browne, The Byrds, Joe Cocker, Rita Coolidge, Eagles, The Everly Brothers, George Harrison, The Steve Miller Band, Joni Mitchell, The Rolling Stones, Ringo Starr, Stevie Wonder, Spencer Davis, Linda Ronstadt and many others.
Kleinow was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana; inspired by Jerry Byrd, he took up the pedal steel guitar in high school. Following graduation, he worked for over a decade as a maintenance worker at the Michigan Department of Transportation. In 1963, he relocated to Los Angeles, where he began a career as a visual effects artist and stop motion animator in the film and television industry. After uncredited work on The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962), The Outer Limits (1963–1965), and 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964), Kleinow became closely associated with the long-running children's series Gumby and Davey and Goliath while moonlighting in the city's country-oriented nightclubs as a member of Smokey Rogers & the Western Caravan (from which his distinctive nickname originated) and the Detours (often deputizing for bandleader Red Rhodes, then concurrently employed as a session musician).
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