Growing up on a farm 10 miles east of Springfield, Speedy West first became acquainted with the steel guitar at a young age ...

The pedal steel became central to his groundbreaking career.

Famed steel guitarist Weldon Myrick died Monday (June 2) after suffering a stroke. The Steel Guitar Hall of Famer was 76 years old, and throughout his seven-and-a-half decades of life, made a name for ...

The late Pete Drake was a well-known Nashville session player whose pedal steel guitar licks were heard on many of country music’s biggest during the 60s, 70s, and early 80s. Songs like George Jones’ ...

The guitar, the banjo, the mandolin, the fiddle, and the upright bass are just a few of the instruments commonly associated with country music. Though there is one instrument missing from that list, ...

When you hear steel guitar in a song, it’s usually used as supplemental instrumentation, adding texture to the tunes. You generally don’t expect to see the men and women of steel in the forefront, and ...

Jim Vest%2C Sonny Garrish join The Steel Guitar Hall of Fame Vest played for Paul McCartney Sonny Garrish played for Jimmy Carter Hendersonville steel guitarists Sonny Garrish and Jim Vest have played ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Robby Turner, the pedal steel guitarist whose soulful mastery of the instrument is embedded in stardom-redefining songs for Waylon ...

Musician Buddy Emmons, widely regarded as the world’s foremost steel guitarist, hailed for his unique playing style and innovations with regard to tuning, has died at age 78. Born Buddie Gene Emmons ...

The Southern Illinois Steel Guitar Show – 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. today through Saturday, April 19-21; Mount Vernon Holiday Inn & Conference Center; $10 for Thursday, $20 for Friday and $20 for Saturday, ...