Orville J. Rhodes, better known as Red Rhodes or O. J. Rhodes (December 30, 1930 – August 20, 1995), was an American pedal steel guitarist. His mother taught him to play the Dobro at the age of five, but at the age of fifteen he switched to the steel guitar. He was a boxer and an oil company engineer before he settled into music.[1] He moved to Los Angeles in 1960 and became a session musician.[2]
In the late 1970s Rhodes shifted his focus from performing to guitar electronics at his Royal Amplifier Service shop in Hollywood, California. There Rhodes modified amplifiers and created his custom Velvet Hammer guitar pickups for James Burton, Clarence White, Gerald Ray[5] and other influential guitarists.[6] His shop staff included future instrument makers David Schecter, Michael Tobias and Bill Chapin.
Rheumatoid arthritis restricted Rhodes' public performances and recordings in the 1980s and 1990s, with the notable exception of his appearance on Michael Nesmith's Tropical Campfires album and tour in 1992. Rhodes fell ill soon after this tour, and died on August 20, 1995.[2]
^ "Biography for Red Rhodes". IMDB. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
^Eden, Dawn (1992). The Ventures Play Telstar, The Lonely Bull and Others/Ventures in Space (CD insert). The Ventures. Hollywood, CA: EMI America Records. E2-80239.
^he worked with Aspen of Groovetubes and made their GT electronics amp. . Velvet Hammer Pickups. Archived from the original on 2011-04-29. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
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Orville J Rhodes better known as Red Rhodes or O J Rhodes December 30 1930 August 20 1995 was an American pedal steel guitarist His mother taught him to play the Dobro at the age of five but at the age of fifteen he switched to the steel guitar He was a boxer and an oil company engineer before he settled into music 1 He moved to Los Angeles in 1960 and became a session musician 2 Red RhodesBirth nameOrville J RhodesAlso known asRedBorn 1930 12 30 December 30 1930Alton IllinoisDiedAugust 20 1995 1995 08 20 aged 64 Los Angeles CaliforniaGenresCountry country rockInstrument s Pedal steel guitarYears active1960s 1990sLabelsCrown Countryside Exact Happy Tiger Alshire Rhodes played pedal steel on many country rock pop and rock albums with The Monkees Michael Nesmith James Taylor The Beach Boys Seals and Crofts The Byrds The Carpenters Spanky and Our Gang and many other groups as part of the Wrecking Crew studio musicians He is most often remembered for his work with former Monkee Michael Nesmith on Nesmith s solo albums in the early 1970s 3 Rhodes is also credited with the other worldly effects he created with pedal steel on The Ventures futuristic album The Ventures in Space in 1964 4 In the late 1970s Rhodes shifted his focus from performing to guitar electronics at his Royal Amplifier Service shop in Hollywood California There Rhodes modified amplifiers and created his custom Velvet Hammer guitar pickups for James Burton Clarence White Gerald Ray 5 and other influential guitarists 6 His shop staff included future instrument makers David Schecter Michael Tobias and Bill Chapin Rheumatoid arthritis restricted Rhodes public performances and recordings in the 1980s and 1990s with the notable exception of his appearance on Michael Nesmith s Tropical Campfires album and tour in 1992 Rhodes fell ill soon after this tour and died on August 20 1995 2 Contents 1 Discography 1 1 Solo projects 1 2 Session work 2 ReferencesDiscography EditSolo projects Edit Once a Day and Other Steel Guitar Country amp Western Favorites 1961 Crown Blue Blue Day and Other Steel Guitar Country amp Western Favorites 1962 Crown Steel Guitar Rag and Other Country and Western Favorites 1963 Crown Red Rhodes Live at The Palomino 1969 Happy Tiger Velvet Hammer in a Cowboy Band 1973 Countryside Red Rhodes Steel Guitar 1979 Alshire Fantastic Steel Guitar 1980 Exact Steel Guitar Favorites 1990 AlshireSession work Edit Skid Row Blues Nothin et al 1963 Hal Ford Forrest D Halford The Ventures in Space 1964 The Ventures Begin 1968 The Millennium Notorious Byrd Brothers 1968 The Byrds The Wichita Train Whistle Sings 1968 Michael Nesmith Bubblegum Lemonade and Something for Mama 1969 Cass Elliot Instant Replay 1969 The Monkees It s Not Killing Me 1969 Mike Bloomfield Hand Sown Home Grown 1969 Linda Ronstadt Nancy 1969 Nancy Sinatra Weeds 1969 Brewer amp Shipley The Blue Marble 1969 Sagittarius Magnetic South 1970 Michael Nesmith Loose Salute 1970 Michael Nesmith John Phillips John the Wolf King of L A 1970 John Phillips Sweet Baby James 1970 James Taylor Tom Rush 1970 Tom Rush Nevada Fighter 1971 Michael Nesmith Possum 1971 Possum Lead Free 1972 B W Stevenson One Man Dog 1972 James Taylor Hold On Dear Brother 1972 The Beach Boys Rhymes and Reasons 1972 Carole King Son of Schmilsson 1972 Harry Nilsson A Song for You 1972 The Carpenters Summer Breeze 1972 Seals amp Crofts Tantamount to Treason 1972 Michael Nesmith And the Hits Just Keep on Comin 1972 Michael Nesmith Willis Alan Ramsey 1972 Willis Alan Ramsey Five amp Dime 1973 David Ackles Pure Country 1973 Garland Frady Pretty Much Your Standard Ranch Stash 1973 Michael Nesmith Valley Hi 1973 Ian Matthews There s an Innocent Face 1973 Curt Boettcher Calabasas 1974 B W Stevenson L A Turnaround 1974 Bert Jansch Black Bach 1974 Lamont Dozier The Prison 1974 Michael Nesmith Diamonds amp Rust 1975 Joan Baez Horizon 1975 The Carpenters Midnight on the Water 1975 David Bromberg Marriott 1976 Steve Marriott Sweet America 1976 Buffy Sainte Marie Frolicking in the Myth 1977 Steven Fromholz Road Songs 1977 Hoyt Axton The Way I Am 1981 Billy Preston Tropical Campfires 1992 Michael NesmithReferences Edit Orville Rhodes Country and Western Musician LA Times Retrieved 2016 02 04 a b Brennan Sandra Red Rhodes Biography allmusic Retrieved 2009 06 12 Biography for Red Rhodes IMDB Retrieved 2009 06 13 Eden Dawn 1992 The Ventures Play Telstar The Lonely Bull and Others Ventures in Space CD insert The Ventures Hollywood CA EMI America Records E2 80239 Gerald Ray he worked with Aspen of Groovetubes and made their GT electronics amp Products Velvet Hammer Pickups Archived from the original on 2011 04 29 Retrieved 2009 06 13 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Red Rhodes amp oldid 1125443027, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
