Stoney Stonecipher
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Stoney Stonecipher
I am saddened to announce that Stoney Stonecipher passed away this evening. He made such an impact on the Steel Guitar World from his home in East Tennessee to the International Steel Guitar Community. He will be greatly missed. Prayers to the family.
This is very sad news. In early 1998, I'd heard about Stoney from a friend and how he was a steel guitarist. I'd just gotten interested in playing steel guitar, and in August of 1998, I went to Dollywood, wondering which show featured Stoney playing steel, so I went to a show featuring Dolly's family and a burgundy or plum colored Emmons was sitting onstage and Stoney was tuning it. I didn't have much time to talk with him before the show started, but after the show, I introduced myself and told him I wanted to play the steel guitar, and after I told him about my cerebral palsy, he said, even with your left hand the way it is, I believe you can do it". He gave me some tips, telling me I needed to rent a steel before I bought one, so I rented a Sierra Artist S-10 for two or three days and loved it, then the next time I saw him, I'd just gotten my Emmons, and every time I came to Dollywood, he would always ask me to sit in front of the steel guitar. He also gave me a pair of Kyser fingerpicks to practice with, and every day, even before I had a steel, I'd practice steel playing techniques, and in 2000, he let me sit behind the burgundy or plum colored Emmons. RIP Stoney
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