Pete Drake on the Jimmy Dean Show (1964)

In 1964, Pete Drake appeared on The Jimmy Dean Show and played his talking steel guitar for a really appreciative audience. The song he chose was “I’m Just a Guitar,” an amusing ditty about how everyone picks on him. The sound of Drakes voice was so unusual, it caused one concerned viewer to ask if this contraption was attached to his vocal cords and if it hurt. Drake responded that it was just a talk box that had nothing to with the vocal cords. Drake then took the show to break.