YOUNG’S GUITARIST DEAD AT 73
NEIL YOUNG’s longtime steel guitarist BEN KEITH has died, aged 73.
Keith played alongside the rocker for close to 40 years and also perfor med on Young classics like Heart of Gold and Old Man.
Young acknowledged Keith’s passing onstage during a show in Winnipeg, C anada on Monday night (26Jul10), stating, "This is for Ben Keith. His spi rit will live on." The rock legend then performed an emotionally-charged rendition of Old Man.
Before Keith became Young’s sideman, the multi-instrumentalist was a me mber of Nashville’s ‘A-Team’ - a collective of the city’s top session mus icians who performed on country classics sung by the likes of Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline.
Keith first met Young when he was drafted in to the rocker’s band for a n appearance on the Johnny Cash Show, according to RollingStone.com.
He last performed with Young at the rocker’s annual Bridge School Benef it in October (09).
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