Gilbert Ray "Speck" Rhodes (July 16, 1915 – March 19, 2000) was an American country music comedian and entertainer.
Rhodes was born in West Plains, Missouri. He was best known for his appearances on the Porter Wagoner television show. He came from a musical family; he and his two brothers and sister were known as Speck, Slim, Bea, and Dusty. In 1934 they were touring the RKO vaudeville circuit as the Log Cabin Mountaineers. Rhodes played banjo and bass fiddle and developed his comic character. In 1960 Speck auditioned for a new television show that Porter Wagoner was starting in Nashville. Having both come from West Plains, they had a natural chemistry, and Rhodes began an association with Wagoner that would last over 20 years.
Rhodes died March 19, 2000, at age 84 and is buried at Spring Hill Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee.
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