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 ...

Fiddles, banjos, and guitars have long been commonplace in country music. However, a pedal steel guitar brings a whole new layer of emotional depth to your favorite country song. First used in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wesley Webb West—most commonly; Speedy West—is the first known country musician to professionally use a pedal steel guitar.

Robby Turner, the steel guitar legend known in Nashville as the "Man of Steel," died on Thursday (Sept. 4). He was 63 years old. Turner's son Bobby Turner confirmed the news on Facebook. "We're sad, ...

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 ...

Jerry Fessenden builds a pedal steel guitar in his Montpelier workshop Credit: Jeb Wallace-Brodeur “This is a horrible little shop,” Jerry Fessenden says as he opens the door to a shack abutting the ...

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’ ...

CEDAR FALLS — Country music star Wade Hayes will headline opening night Friday at the 29th annual Northeast Iowa Steel Guitar Show.

A group of Oklahomans have come together to celebrate and preserve the steel guitar. The steel guitar has long held a special place in classic country music. As the modern music landscape changes, the ...

Jerry Garcia of Grateful Dead had many musical loves, among them was the pedal steel guitar, and a 1957 performance by Chuck ...