da> I have also heard that Frank Zappa was one of the first musicians to
da> use the Rhodes on a recording... but who is the very first user?
again guesses, but i'm pretty sure that ray charles' "what'd i say" was
recorded in the early 60's (remember that elbis--intentional typo--covered
this tune when he was still considered cool, so i would guess frank was
still
in high school at the time) on a rhodes--or was that a wurlitzer? of
course,
if it was a wurlitzer, then the rhodes would already have been in existence
for some time meaning... that someone else even *earlier* had probably
recorded w/the rhodes! pretty involved for a guess, huh?
da> It's quite hard to find serious information about that lovely
da> instrument that almost every "Acidjazzer" are familiar with. I have
da> visited the page with the Rhodes technical manual, but I didn't find
da> the answers to the questions above.
my suggestion would be to contact keyboard magazine, and see who they
recommend as an authority--they've done many articles on vintage
instruments.
t-bird