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A tip of the hat to the inimitable Paul Franklin and Vince Gill for their 2024 Grammy nomination last week in the Best Country Duo/Group Performance category for their duet on "Kissing Your Picture (Is So Cold)" from the album Sweet Memories: The Music of Ray Price & The Cherokee Cowbo...

Congratulations on your big day! Thank you so much for all you have given to the steel guitar world.

Happy birthday to you!

sent with respect and appreciation,

Steve Fishell

I just now saw this. What devastatingly sad news. Bob Lee gave all steel players and fans this very special place to gather online. What a gift! We never met, but all of my dealings with him were kind, giving, and selfless. The Buddy Emmons book would not exist without the help of Bob and the Steel ...

On October 2, 2022 I had the honor of moderating a panel discussion about LA country rock pedal steel with three of my heroes: Dan Dugmore, Al Perkins, and JayDee Maness. The discussion was tied to the grand opening of the Country Music Hall of Fame's superb "Western Edge: The Roots and Reverbe...

I'm in the middle of this book right now, following along with Sonny's Prestige Boxset. It's fascinating.

Congratulations on your retirement! What a brilliant idea you had to bring our community together on The Steel Guitar Forum for conversation, debate, education, and some wild food fights (who will ever forget the seemingly endless Jerry Garcia & Robert Randolph threads?). I want to thank you for...

Beautiful!

I don’t know, Lee, but I wanted to chime in and say I bought this same model Dobro recently from a Forumite and LOVE it. I’m using the same G6 tuning. It’s fun to hear swing and jazz licks in the Dobro acoustic format. The spacing is a little bit tighter than a standard Dobro, but you get used to it...

NOW 50% OFF Until December 31st! For anyone looking for a stocking-stuffer idea, Buddy Emmons: Steel Guitar Icon is 50% OFF until December 31st at the publisher's website with this promo code: HOLIDAY22 If you want to own a hard cover copy, this is the time to order one. This rate is lower than my o...

Many, many thanks for everyone's supportive comments about Buddy Emmons: Steel Guitar Icon . While writing it I was keenly aware that the steel guitar world is a "tough room." Flame-throwing has been known to happen on these pages from time to time, so I did my best to get it right. Mainly...

Marty, that's a great looking 8-string. I recently bought an 8 string Dobro, threw a G6 tuning on it, and been having blast with it. Good luck with your sale!

Wow, thanks for posting this Keith. I've never seen this. It's fun to see how Little Jimmy responds to Buddy's fills in verse four...and that solo is fabulous!

Hi Jerry, I hear your frustration regarding "The Breeze." Here is a suggestion, but it may be w-a-y out there, so bear with me and kick this idea to the curb if it doesn't fit. I've always loved Dickey Betts' first solo on the Allman's live track "One Way Out." Betts's approach h...

I made it a habit to never ask Buddy questions like "how did you play...." Maybe that's why he was kind enough to answer my emails and phone calls. You can imagine how many times I've kicked myself for not asking him "how did you play...." BUT....one time I was down in the baseme...

The Bear indeed!

Hi Andy, I hear you. I completely understand and will let the publisher know about your problem. Nothing bothers me more than when I can't read a CD jacket, a newspaper, a magazine, etc. due to small type. One suggestion - and I'm not trying to upsell you - is to consider the E-Book or Kindle versio...

Thank you everyone! I am so grateful for your kind words. This is very humbling.
I appreciate all of your generous comments.

Steve

Hi Jim, Thank you kindly for your words. To be honest, there were times while I was working on this project where I thought to myself “are you out of your mind? If you get this wrong, the flame throwers will be blazing on the Steel Guitar Forum.“ When I see a message like yours, it means the world t...

Hi Paul, I really appreciate your post here on the Forum about the book. My hope was that the general public would learn more about Buddy Emmons and our instrument. When a Steel Guitar Forum member like you takes the time to post something positive here, it means all that much more. Thank you so muc...

CHAPTER 14 "Night Life" Part Two And what about that cast on Buddy’s foot? When asked about it in 2010, Ray Price remembered instantly: “Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He was setting up on a railing [at the hotel] on the second floor and he was jumping around and did a flip backwards off that son of ...

CHAPTER 14 "Night Life" Part One Linda Ronstadt remembered the first time she heard Buddy Emmons. “I was in a country club someplace in Tucson—I think I was about seventeen. The jukebox was playing and all of a sudden “Night Life” came on. And I went, ‘What is that?’ I was there with a ped...

I’m proud to present exclusively to members of the Steel Guitar Forum Chapter 14 from Buddy Emmons: Steel Guitar Icon entitled “Night Life." The publisher, the University of Illinois Press, wholeheartedly endorsed the idea to debut a chapter here on The Forum on the book’s release date, Septemb...

Mr. Olson! I don't believe our paths have crossed since last century! It's so great to hear from you. I really appreciate your very generous comments about Buddy's book. At times, I would panic when I realized the magnitude of the responsibility I had taken on; reading comments like yours from someo...

Hi Michael and Tom, Thank you very much for your lovely comments. The Forum can be a tough room, so I'm happy to have "run the gauntlet" without too many bruises as of yet. Andy, you shouldn't have to wait much longer. I sure hope the book arrives soon. Thank you everyone very much for sup...

Well done, David!!