page_title: Ben Keith
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caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Steelgitarrist Ben Keith bei Neil Youngs Konzert am 19. Juni 2009 am Kölner Tanzbrunnen
context_page_description: Bennett Keith Schaeufele, better known by his stage name Ben Keith, was an American musician and record producer. Known primarily for his work as a pedal steel guitarist with Neil Young, Keith was a fixture of the Nashville country music community in the 1950s and 1960s before working with numerous successful rock, country and pop artists as both a producer and versatile, multi-instrumentalist sideman for over four decades. Neil Young affectionately referred to him as "Long Grain". Keith was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2014.
context_section_description: Bennett Keith Schaeufele (March 6, 1937 – July 26, 2010), better known by his stage name Ben Keith, was an American musician and record producer.  Known primarily for his work as a pedal steel guitarist with Neil Young, Keith was a fixture of the Nashville country music community in the 1950s and 1960s before working with numerous successful rock, country and pop artists as both a producer and versatile, multi-instrumentalist sideman for over four decades. Neil Young affectionately referred to him as "Long Grain" (a joking word play reference to a variety of the famous Uncle Ben’s Rice, and Ben’s height). Keith was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2014.
caption: Ben Keith on stage with Neil Young, Cologne 2009
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