Ben Keith obituary

Steel guitarist and core member of Neil Young's bandOn stage in 1973, the Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young introduced his collaborator Ben Keith with the words: "I swear to God, I love every sound he makes. No matter what the fuck it is." Keith, who has died of a suspected heart attack aged 73, played alongside Young for nearly 40 years. He was primarily a steel guitarist with a distinctive touch – his playing once likened by Young's bassist Tim Drummond to the way "fingertips of fog cr...

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