Jazz Articles about Pat Daugherty

Pat Daugherty: New York Electric Piano

by Rod Sibley
September 25, 2003

There was a time when you couldn't swing a dead cat in New York without hitting a Rhodes player, including a first tier of Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Jan Hammer, etc. The Fender Rhodes electric piano was developed by Harold Rhodes (his partnership with electric guitar pioneer Leo Fender lasted only six years), and it has one of the most distinctive sounds in music. Advances in music technology, such as synthesizers and digital keyboards, offered versatility and portability. ...