The Visual Archive

Don Peake - guitar, composer, film, music, tv

Don with his father

Mom & Dad

Studio Dog RCA session, 1972

1972

at LACC, 1960 shot for the college newspaper. During this time, Elvis would come to see us almost nightly.

1960

Don Peake, 1957 with Stephanie Rosner TV debut

1957

Don conducting Hal Blaine's Big Band

Another view of Hal's Big Band. Don conducting his arrangement; saxes: Jay Migliori, Tom Scott, Bill Perkins, Jackie Kelso

Hal Blaine's Big Band — 18 piece

Don Peake conducting the Crystal Palace Ragtime Band

Sailing to Hawaii on Checkmate, 1984

1984

Don Peake at age 21 studying classical guitar with The Romero Family, 1961

1961

Don wearing medal at Musician's Hall of Fame in Nashville, November 26th, 2007 — inducted as part of the Wrecking Crew

Nashville

2007

Session with Dr. John

Archival performance photograph

Archival performance photograph

Archival performance photograph

Archival performance photograph

Archival performance photograph

Archival performance photograph

It's About Time — album cover

Don with Marvin Gaye

1964

Riverside Raceway — Note: Don's in the lead!

Riverside Raceway

Don Peake (#51) passing Ron Moore on the outside

Lancia Fulvia HF, 1968 American Road Race of Champions. Don set the track record at Riverside Raceway, CA.

Riverside Raceway, CA

1968

Don & The Lancia, 1968 Willow Springs, CA

Willow Springs, CA

1968

Don Peake driving Mini Cooper #51 — on 2 wheels at 110mph, Goleta, CA

Goleta, CA

Just after setting the course record at Riverside Raceway in 1968. Pacific Coast Divisional Champion.

Riverside Raceway

1968

Don Peake, 1957 with Stephanie Rosner TV debut

1957

Don performing on stage with Ray Charles; Caesar's Palace, April 2, 1994 — zoomed

Caesar's Palace

1994

Don Peake & bassist Wilton Felder, drummer Gene Pello — Motown Jackson 5 session musicians, 1972, The Anson Ford Theater, CA

Anson Ford Theater, CA

1972

Don Peake & bassist Wilton Felder, drummer Gene Pello — Motown Jackson 5 session musicians, 1972, The Anson Ford Theater, CA

Anson Ford Theater, CA

1972

Don playing the Crown guitar, accepted into the Permanent Collection of Iconic Guitars at The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, OH, February 2005

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland

2005

Ray Charles book cover — Michael Lydon

Don performing on stage with Ray Charles; Caesar's Palace, April 2, 1994

Caesar's Palace

1994

Don performing on stage with Ray Charles; Caesar's Palace, April 2, 1994

Caesar's Palace

1994

Don performing on stage with Ray Charles; Caesar's Palace, April 2, 1994

Caesar's Palace

1994

Between songs with Ray Charles

Between songs with Ray Charles

Don performing on stage with Ray Charles; Caesar's Palace, April 2, 1994

Caesar's Palace

1994

Don performing on stage with Ray Charles; Caesar's Palace, April 2, 1994

Caesar's Palace

1994

Don performing on stage with Ray Charles; Caesar's Palace, April 2, 1994

Caesar's Palace

1994

Don performing on stage with Ray Charles; Caesar's Palace, April 2, 1994

Caesar's Palace

1994

Ray Charles era archival photograph

Studio session with Sonny & Cher

Sonny & Cher session

The Everly Brothers session

Everly Brothers archival

The Everly Brothers, Dallas, TX, 1961 at The Pit Club. Don Peake was lead guitarist 1961–1962.

Dallas, TX

1961

Don Peake with the Everly Brothers

Don in the studio with the Everly Brothers, holding his 1936 Gibson L5

1961

The Everly Brothers, Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Photo booth session

Howard Roberts playing the 1936 L5 that he sold to Don in 1960

1960

The Hills Have Eyes artwork

1977

The Hills Have Eyes — film still

1977

The Wrecking Crew group photo

Wrecking Crew archival photograph

The Wrecking Crew — Getty Images

The Wrecking Crew — Getty Images

The Wrecking Crew — Getty Images

The Wrecking Crew inducted into Hollywood Rockwalk

Hollywood Rockwalk

4 guitar greats playing for Phil Spector — The Big T.N.T. Show

The Wrecking Crew — Lyle Ritz, Al Casey, Don Peake, Tommy Tedesco