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| Born | December 30, 1930 in Alton, Illinois |
| Died | August 20, 1995 |
| Genre(s) | Country, Country rock |
| Instrument(s) | Pedal Steel Guitar |
| Years active | 1960s - 1990s |
| Label(s) | Various |
| Associated acts | Michael Nesmith |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
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Orville Rhodes, known as Red Rhodes or O. J. Rhodes (born in Alton, Illinois on December 30, 1930), was an American steel guitarist. His mother taught him to play the dobro at the age of five, but at the age of fifteen he changed to the pedal steel guitar. He moved to Los Angeles in the early 1960s, and became an in-demand session musician.
Rhodes played pedal steel on many influential country rock albums, but is most often remembered for his work with former Monkee Michael Nesmith, on his first solo albums in the early 1970s. He is also credited by name on The Ventures official website as being responsible for many of the "other-worldly" effects he created with pedal steel for their futuristic album "The Ventures in Space" released in 1964.
Discography
Solo projects
- Once a Day, 1961
- Blue Blue Day, 1962
- Steel Guitar Rag, 1963
- Velvet Hammer in a Cowboy Band, 1973
- Red Rhodes' Steel Guitar, 1979
- Fantastic Steel Guitar, 1980
- Live at The Palomino, 1989
- Steel Guitar Favorites, 1990
Notable Session Work
- The Ventures in Space, 1964 The Ventures
- Notorious Byrd Brothers, 1968 The Byrds
- The Wichita Train Whistle Sings, 1968 Michael Nesmith
- Bubble Gum, Lemonade & Something for Mama, 1969 Cass Elliot
- Instant Replay, 1969 The Monkees
- It's Not Killing Me, 1969 Mike Bloomfield
- John Phillips, 1969 John Phillips
- Nancy, 1969 Nancy Sinatra
- Weeds , 1969 Brewer & Shipley
- Magnetic South, 1970 Michael Nesmith
- Loose Salute, 1970 Michael Nesmith
- Sweet Baby James, 1970 James Taylor
- Tom Rush, 1970 Tom Rush
- Nevada Fighter, 1971 Michael Nesmith
- Lead Free, 1972 B. W. Stevenson
- One Man Dog, 1972 James Taylor
- Rhymes and Reasons, 1972 Carole King
- Son of Schmilsson, 1972 Harry Nilsson
- A Song for You, 1972 The Carpenters
- Summer Breeze, 1972 Seals & 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 & Dime, 1973 David Ackles
- Pretty Much Your Standard Ranch Stash 1973 Michael Nesmith
- Valley Hi, 1973 Ian Matthews
- Calabasas, 1974 B. W. Stevenson
- L.A. Turnaround, 1974 Bert Jansch
- The Prison, 1974 Michael Nesmith
- Diamonds & Rust, 1975 Joan Baez
- Horizon, 1975 The Carpenters
- Marriott, 1975 Steve Marriott
- Midnight on the Water, 1975 David Bromberg
- 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 Nesmith