On this day (November 18) in 2007, legendary pedal steel guitar player John Hughey died at the age of 73. His distinctive “crying steel” style appeared on the recordings of multiple A-list acts. He ...

How is it that a tiny guitar amp with origins that date back 76 years is still considered a monster tone machine today? It’s because Fender got so much right with the humble Champ combo from the start ...

'Turlough O’Carolan goes to the American Southwest' encapsulates the confluence of musical influences on David Murphy’s debut album. Though the pedal steel guitar is more closely associated with the ...

KAILUA — Quincy Cortez plucks at a slim black box laid across his legs, his fingers flashing silver. Steel strings twang with each pull from the metal rings — wearable guitar picks — adorning his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Steel guitar music started on the island of Oahu — and teachers there are working with the next generation of students to continue ...

What do you do if a relative swings by your house and drops off some 20lbs of aluminium dollar tokens for a retail chain that’s gone the way of the dodo? This time around Burls Art, whom you might ...