As the lead track to the ‘Billion Dollar Babies,‘ it served double duty as a dramatic opening number on the album‘s tour ...

The post Pedal Steel Is Weeping Its Way Out of Country and into the Mainstream appeared first on Consequence. For most, the hard-to-describe but easy-to-spot timbre of the pedal steel evokes ...

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 ...

Today we're asking for your favorite songs featuring the pedal steel guitar. We'll also include the lap steel, since they're so similar. Hear what we play after 9am.

Grammy-nominated Hawaiian slack key guitarist Stephen Inglis and acclaimed pedal steel guitarist Barry Sless will return to ...

Joe Goldmark may boast a staggering record collection, be a partner in a famously ecumenical record store and play all kinds of pop music on his pedal steel guitar, but he admits his musical passions ...

Pedal steel guitar innovator Buddy Emmons has died at the age of 78. Nicknamed “The Big E” for his height, Mr. Emmons, a member of the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame, played with some of country music’s ...

You’ve most certainly heard a pedal steel guitar before, most likely in any ‘old’ country song, or more specifically, any country song that doesn’t include the word ‘truck’ in its lyrics. Pedal steels ...

Robert Fuller hasn't let nine decades keep him from his love of the pedal steel guitar and playing for the Blue Rhythm Boys ...

CARBONDALE The pedal steel guitar, a staple of the country music sound, is a staggeringly complex instrument. Although the numbers vary from instrument to instrument, the pedal steel generally ...