One of the great musicians many of you've never heard of has died. Sneaky Pete Kleinow was an extraordinary and innovative pedal steel player. One of the founding members of the legendary Flying Burrito Brothers band, he went on to record with a who's who of popular music, from Frank Zappa to John Lennon to Joni Mitchell to Jackson Browne to the Stones to, well, just about everybody.
His "day" job was as an animator and special effects guy for the movies. One of his claims to fame: He animated the original Gumby TV show. He also worked on "The Empire Strikes Back," both "Terminator" films and too many movies and TV shows to list.
He was 72.
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