Editing Rhodes piano (section)

==Notable users==
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[[File:Ray Manzarek 1968.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Ray Manzarek]] performing live with [[the Doors]] in 1968 using a Rhodes Piano Bass]]
[[The Doors|Doors]] keyboardist [[Ray Manzarek]] began using Rhodes instruments when the group formed in 1965. He played basslines on a Piano Bass with his left hand, while playing organ with his right.{{sfn|Shepherd|2003|p=301}} He also played a full-sized Rhodes in the studio, such as a Mark I Stage 73 on "[[Riders on the Storm]]".{{sfn|Lenhoff|Robertson|2019|p=234}} According to Manzarek, "If Mr. Rhodes hadn't created the keyboard bass, the Doors would never have existed."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1435932/inventor-of-fender-rhodes-piano-dies/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809022332/http://www.mtv.com/news/1435932/inventor-of-fender-rhodes-piano-dies/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 9, 2016|title=Inventor Of Fender Rhodes Piano Dies|first=Corey|last=Moss|publisher=MTV|date=January 4, 2001|access-date=July 20, 2016}}</ref>

The Rhodes piano became a popular instrument in [[jazz]] in the late 1960s, particularly for several sidemen who played with [[Miles Davis]]. [[Herbie Hancock]] first encountered the Rhodes in 1968 while booked for a session with Davis. He immediately became an enthusiast, noting that the amplification made him much more audible in groups when compared to the piano. Hancock continued to experiment with the Rhodes over the following years, including playing it through a [[Wah-wah pedal|wah-wah]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Birds of Fire: Jazz, Rock, Funk, and the Creation of Fusion|first=Kevin|last=Fellezs|publisher=Duke University Press|pages=190–191|year=2011|isbn=978-0-8223-5047-7}}</ref> Other former Davis sidemen, [[Chick Corea]] and [[Joe Zawinul]], started using the Rhodes prominently during the 1970s.{{sfn|Price|2010|p=471}}<ref name="castoff">{{cite news
| title = MUSIC; A 70's Castoff Returns to the Bandstand
| work = The New York Times
| first=David
| last=Adler
| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/22/arts/music-a-70-s-castoff-returns-to-the-bandstand.html?scp=4&sq=fender%20rhodes&st=cse
| date=July 22, 2001
| access-date=May 22, 2010
| url-access=limited}}</ref> Beginning with ''[[In a Silent Way]]'' (1969), the Rhodes became the most prominent keyboard on Davis's recordings until the mid-1970s.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JIWR0I__4RQC|title=You'll Know When You Get There: Herbie Hancock and the Mwandishi Band|first=Bob|last=Gluck|publisher=University of Chicago Press|year=2012|isbn=978-0-226-30006-1|page=63}}</ref> [[Vince Guaraldi]] started using a Rhodes in 1968, and toured with both an acoustic piano and a Rhodes. He achieved particular prominence with his soundtrack music for ''[[A Charlie Brown Christmas]]'' and other ''[[Peanuts]]''/''[[Charlie Brown]]'' films.<ref>{{cite book|title=Vince Guaraldi at the Piano|first=Derrick|last=Bang|publisher=McFarland|year=2012|pages=224–225|isbn=978-0-7864-9074-5}}</ref>

[[Billy Preston]] was described as the "Ruler of the Rhodes" by ''[[Future plc|Music Radar]]''; he played Rhodes during [[the Beatles' rooftop concert]] in 1969, and on the Beatles' hit single "[[Get Back]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/the-27-greatest-keyboard-players-of-all-time-484228/13/1|title=The 27 greatest keyboard players of all time|publisher=Music Radar|date=July 27, 2011|first=Scot|last=Solida|access-date=January 30, 2014}}</ref> Many of [[Stevie Wonder]]'s recordings from the 1970s, such as "[[You Are the Sunshine of My Life]]" feature him playing the Rhodes.{{sfn|Lenhoff|Robertson|2019|p=212}} He often used one alongside the [[Clavinet|Hohner Clavinet]].{{sfn|Vail|2000|p=274}} [[Donny Hathaway]] regularly used the Rhodes; his hit single, "[[This Christmas (Donny Hathaway song)|This Christmas]]", which receives seasonal radio play on African American stations, makes a prominent use of the instrument.{{sfn|Price|2010|p=380}} Although better known for playing the [[Wurlitzer electric piano|Wurlitzer]], [[Ray Charles]] played a Rhodes on his performance of "[[Shake a Tail Feather|Shake a Tailfeather]]" in the film ''[[The Blues Brothers (film)|The Blues Brothers]]''.<ref>{{cite AV media|title=The Blues Brothers|type=DVD|publisher=Universal|ref=25097|time=1:06:42}}</ref>

[[Donald Fagen]] of [[Steely Dan]] has regularly used the Rhodes.<ref>{{cite book|title=Steely Dan's Aja 33 1/3|first=Don|last=Breithaupt|publisher=Bloomsbury|page=118|year=2007|isbn=978-1-441-11518-8}}</ref> He has also used the Rhodes in all his solo albums and has played it at every one of his touring performances since 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.steelydan.com/2kband.html|title=Musicians {{!}} Touring Bands {{!}} Steely Dan Tour 2015|website=www.steelydan.com|access-date=March 29, 2017|archive-date=September 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914004432/http://steelydan.com/2kband.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Rhodes features in "Angela", the 1978 instrumental theme from the sitcom ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]'' by [[Bob James (musician)|Bob James]].{{sfn|AllMusic|2002|p=365}} The French band [[Air (French band)|Air]] make regular use of the Rhodes piano in their recordings.<ref>{{cite web |author= Franck Ernould |url = http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep11/articles/air.htm |title=Nicolas Godin & Jean-Benoît Dunckel (AIR): Building Atlas Studio |publisher= Sound On Sound |date = September 2011 | access-date = October 5, 2011}}</ref> German pianist and composer [[Nils Frahm]] uses a Rhodes piano extensively in his studio and live performances.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Anon.|title=Nils Frahm on his favourite vintage music gear {{!}} Roland UK|url=http://www.roland.co.uk/blog/nils-frahm-on-his-favourite-vintage-music-gear/|website=www.roland.co.uk|publisher=Roland|access-date=April 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lewis|first1=John|title=Nils Frahm review – short on harmony but texture and tone in spades|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/feb/22/nils-frahm-review-short-on-harmony-but-texture-and-tone-in-spades|website=the Guardian|access-date=April 9, 2018|language=en|date=February 22, 2018}}</ref> Film composer [[Angelo Badalamenti]] composed and recorded the theme song for the TV series ''[[Twin Peaks]]'', created by [[David Lynch]], using the Rhodes.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lynskey |first=Dorian |date=March 24, 2017 |title='Make it like the wind, Angelo': How the Twin Peaks soundtrack came to haunt music for nearly 30 years |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/mar/24/twin-peaks-soundtrack-david-lynch-angelo-badalamenti |access-date=July 24, 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>