The Rhodes piano is an electromechanical musical instrument, a famous electric piano. Its distinctive sound has appeared in thousands of songs of all musical styles, since it was first introduced in 1965. Since its renaissance in the 1990s, it has again become very popular and widely used. Notable Fender Rhodes players include Ahmad Jamal, Richard Wright, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Thom Yorke, Chick Corea, Bob James, Joe Sample, Keith Jarrett...
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The Rhodes piano is an electromechanical musical instrument, a famous electric piano. Its distinctive sound has appeared in thousands of songs of all musical styles, since it was first introduced in 1965. Since its renaissance in the 1990s, it has again become very popular and widely used. Notable Fender Rhodes players include Ahmad Jamal, Richard Wright, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Thom Yorke, Chick Corea, Bob James, Joe Sample, Keith Jarrett, Donald Fagen, Ray Manzarek, Max Middleton, Joe Zawinul and Eumir Deodato.
The Army Air Corps piano was invented during World War II by Harold Rhodes in an effort to create a piano that injured soliders could play while lying in a hospital bed. The success that followed led to an interest to develop this into a commercial product after the war. The Rhodes piano evolved from its successor, the electrified post-war Rhodes Pre-piano over the 1946 to 1950s timeframe, to an initial design launched as the Rhodes PianoBass in 1959.
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