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OBITUARY: Ben Keith, Neil Young’s Steel Guitarist: 1937-2010
Ben Keith, the veteran steel guitarist who played on Patsy Cline’s 1961 hit “I Fall to Pieces” before befriending Neil Young and going on to play on more than a dozen of the Canadian rocker’s albums, has died. He was 73. He died of a heart attack, director Jonathan Demme said Tuesday. Demme, who directed Young’s concert films “Neil Young Trunk Show” from earlier this year and 2006′s “Heart of …
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Ben Keith, Longtime Neil Young Sideman and Pedal Steel Guitarist, Dead at 73
Filed under: News , R.I.P. Jordi Vidal, Redferns Ben Keith, a longtime sideman for Neil Young , died earlier this month, according to Undercover.com.au . While the actual date and cause of death are still unknown, Keith was a revered session musician and producer who played pedal steel guitar on Young’s classic album ‘Harvest.’ He was 73. Keith got his start as a session musician in the late …
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Ben Keith 1937-2010
Word has reached Undercover HQ that Ben Keith has passed away at the age of 73. Keith was the long-time steel-guitar player for Neil Young dating back to the ‘Harvest’ days. He was also a member of the Pegi Young band.
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Musician-Producer Ben Keith Dies at Age 73
Musician-producer Ben Keith, a longtime sideman to Neil Young , has died at age 73. The date, place and cause of death have not been confirmed, but Young acknowledged Keith’s death during a Monday night (July 26) concert in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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