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adamzero
January 9, 2007, 9:16pm Report to Moderator

"The dude abides."
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A legend has passed.  I got to know him in the past six or so years of his life.  A true genius.  He spoke very highly of John as a person and musician/composer (he worked on Mind Games and John-produced girl private Cats w/Harry Nilsson).  

I did an interview on his burrito bros. days that I'll try to dig up.  

USA Today got it mostly right.  

http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2007-01-08-kleinow-obit_x.htm
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Oh i have heard of the burrito brothers but know absolutley nothing about them...wikipedia time!

sorry to hear that news...you actually knew him in person, or were you just keeping in contact with him? RIP
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Too many music people dying these weeks ... sad ... hope this finishes soon ...
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Oh i have heard of the burrito brothers but know absolutley nothing about them...wikipedia time!

sorry to hear that news...you actually knew him in person, or were you just keeping in contact with him? RIP


I got to know Sneaky when he was working with my friend Tommy Spurlock.  Tommy knew Sneaky from the 70s in LA and was helping Sneaky get back in the music business after a long hiatus.  I did an interview with Sneaky which I'll dig up and post.  I also wrote some songs that ended up on Burrito Deluxe album "Georgia Peach" (2002) that Tommy produced and which featured Sneaky Pete.  Sneaky was a very laid back interesting guy.  Smart and meticulous with a brilliant style and sense of melody (he came of with great parts).  He also had a one-of-a-kind steel guitar setup (8 strings with different tunings than most, he also incorporated an onboard overdrive switch onto his Fender 400).  

Sneaky was a key presence to the classic Flying Burrito Brothers sound--if you listen to any live tapes you realize that he turned the steel into a lead instrument.  The live sound is usually Gram or Chris Hillman on vocals and Sneaky on steel (very hot in the mix).  

Sneaky also played hundreds of sessions in the 70s with Joni Mitchell, John Lennon, the Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Warren Zevon, just to name a few.

In terms of classic period Flying Burrito Brothers albums, I'd start with "Sin City" or the double CD Best of.  Sneaky Pete's own "Meet Sneaky Pete" is an instrumental classic, but I like his work with other folks better.  Somebody ought to do a compilation of his work with others like they did with the Duane Allman two-album set.  
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I'm sad to say I've never heard of him.


I just want you to reassure him - talk to him, make him see the error of his ways. Then I'll hit him.
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