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John Hughey was born December 27, 1933, in Elaine, Arkansas.He began playing guitar at age nine, when his parents bought him an acoustic guitar from Sears. [1] In the seventh grade, he befriended a classmate named Harold Jenkins, who would later become a prominent country singer under his stage name Conway Twitty. [1]
Don Reno Bluegrass , Country; Tony Rice Bluegrass , acoustic; Don Rich; Arlen Roth; Eldon Shamblin Western Swing, Country; Ricky Skaggs; Hank Snow Country; Merle Travis Country; Travis Tritt Country; Keith Urban; Steve Wariner; Doc Watson Bluegrass , Traditional Country; Speedy West Pedal Steel; Clarence White Bluegrass, Country, Country rock ...
Buddy Gene Emmons (January 27, 1937 – July 21, 2015) was an American musician who is widely regarded as the world's foremost pedal steel guitarist of his day. [1] [2] He was inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 1981. [3]
Brumley was inducted into the Texas Steel Guitar Hall of Fame, the International Steel Guitar Hall of Fame, and the Missouri Country Music Hall of Fame. [1] In 1999, he was asked to record with the Light Crust Doughboys by invitation of Doughboys Grammy Award-winning artist-producer Art Greenhaw, a lifelong fan of Brumley. The recordings took ...
Ralph Eugene Mooney (September 16, 1928 – March 20, 2011) [1] was an American steel guitar player and songwriter, he was inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 1983. [2] He was the original steel guitarist in Merle Haggard 's band, The Strangers and the most prominent steel guitarist in Waylon Jennings ' band, The Waylors .
Leslie Merrill Behunin, Jr. (July 16, 1936 – December 5, 2021), known professionally as Buddy Merrill, was an American guitar player and steel guitar player, best known as a regular on The Lawrence Welk Show. [1]
Doug Jernigan (born January 5, 1946) is an American pedal steel guitarist and Dobro player. He is known for his infusion of country music with jazz using fast single-note solos.
Roddis Franklin "Pete" Drake (October 8, 1932 – July 29, 1988) [1] was a Nashville-based American record producer and pedal steel guitar player. [2] One of the most sought-after backup musicians of the 1960s, Drake played on such hits as Lynn Anderson 's " Rose Garden ", Charlie Rich 's " Behind Closed Doors ", Bob Dylan 's " Lay Lady Lay ...