Miles Davis (Jazz)
January 16, 1968 - "Paraphernalia" (Wurlitzer)
May 17, 1968 - "Stuff" (Rhodes)
The above two songs were the first commercially released songs from Miles Davis featuring electric pianos. They both appear on the album Miles in the Sky (Columbia CS9628), which was released in the fall of 1968 and reviewed in Down Beat (10/3/68): "By using the electric piano and having Herbie play the bass line and the chords with the guitar, and Ron also playing with him in the same register, I thought it would sound good. It came out all right. It was a nice sound." (Notes and Tones, interview with Davis)
The Beatles (Pop/Rock)
The Beatles recorded "Get Back" and "Don't Let Me Down" in January of 1969 with Billy Preston on a Rhodes (the only time the Beatles regarded another musician as an actual member of the band, hence the "Fifth Beatle"). He also plays the Rhodes on "Let It Be".
January 16, 1968 - "Paraphernalia" (Wurlitzer)
May 17, 1968 - "Stuff" (Rhodes)
The above two songs were the first commercially released songs from Miles Davis featuring electric pianos. They both appear on the album Miles in the Sky (Columbia CS9628), which was released in the fall of 1968 and reviewed in Down Beat (10/3/68): "By using the electric piano and having Herbie play the bass line and the chords with the guitar, and Ron also playing with him in the same register, I thought it would sound good. It came out all right. It was a nice sound." (Notes and Tones, interview with Davis)
The Beatles (Pop/Rock)
The Beatles recorded "Get Back" and "Don't Let Me Down" in January of 1969 with Billy Preston on a Rhodes (the only time the Beatles regarded another musician as an actual member of the band, hence the "Fifth Beatle"). He also plays the Rhodes on "Let It Be".