Akaka, who has been playing Hawaiian steel guitar for more than 50 years, was not initially drawn to the instrument, despite hearing it at parties and luaus while growing up. As an 8-year-old, he ...

Byrd was born in Ohio, in 1920, and started playing steel guitar as a child. He went pro by the time he was 15 and would go on to perform or record with artists that include Dolly Parton, Patsy ...

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A lap steel guitar is a compact guitar played in a horizontal position, either in the player’s lap — hence the name — or on a stand or table. Players use a slide known as a tone bar to fret ...

How did pedal steel become part of your life? Russ Pahl: I’d been playing guitar in this country trio at this tavern my dad took me to, a bit west of Minneapolis. I was just 12 years old then.

Cindy Cashdollar has spent a half century playing steel guitar and dobro with everyone from Bob Dylan to Van Morrison. She’s taken home five Grammys for her work with the western swing band ...

In his inaugural Guitar World column, Cory Wong establishes the principles – and the mentality – of good rhythm playing, and how you can make yours fun ...

Martin Zellar forced off guitar at Minnesota gigs after ‘playing through a lot of pain’ Osteoarthritis is causing the Gear Daddies frontman to put down his instrument, but his busy summer ...