Have any Steel Guitarist's been inducted?

Rick Garrett · Post by **Rick Garrett** » 29 Sep 2004 12:51 am

Have any Steel Guitarists ever been inducted into the County Music Hall of Fame?

Surely there are plenty deserving. There must be tons of hits that were made hits becuase of certain licks played on the steel guitar.

Rick

HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 29 Sep 2004 3:36 am

a few have been indicted to some well known institutions...

Mark Metdker · Post by **Mark Metdker** » 29 Sep 2004 3:37 am

"a few have been indicted to some well known institutions"

LOL!!
That right there's funny, I don't care who you are.

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Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 29 Sep 2004 4:44 am

I would think Pete Drake!

Roy Ayres · Post by **Roy Ayres** » 29 Sep 2004 6:51 am

I don't think the Country Music Hall Of Fame cares one iota about steel guitar or steel guitarists. A while back, when they were remodeling the building, they advertised for any memorabilia associated with their inductees, and they gave the name, address and email address of the individual to be contacted. I sent them a snail mail AND an email telling them that I still had the bar and picks I used in the original recording of Pee Wee King's "Tennessee Waltz" and would be happy to have them mounted in a small display dome that could be placed in a corner of the display that has Pee Wee's accordian in it. I never heard back from them -- not even a rejection note.

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Janice Brooks · Post by **Janice Brooks** » 29 Sep 2004 8:12 am

Last year there was a catagorie for instramentalists which is how Floyd Cramer got in. You have Merle Travis and Chet Atkins but these guys had talents beyond their instrament.

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Frank Parish · Post by **Frank Parish** » 29 Sep 2004 10:15 am

Johnny Paycheck played PSG. Is he in the HOF?

Janice Brooks · Post by **Janice Brooks** » 29 Sep 2004 5:16 pm

Paycheck is not in the Hall of Fame yet.

Steve Hinson · Post by **Steve Hinson** » 29 Sep 2004 8:32 pm

An old issue of "Steel Guitarist"magazine discussed this...I think it was a column by Mr.Bradshaw.At that time('79 or'80?)no steel player had been inducted...still none,as far as I know...what a shame...to me the steel guitar IS country music!There are several great steel players who should be in there...along with Grady Martin...

Jim Phelps · Post by **Jim Phelps** » 29 Sep 2004 8:53 pm

You have Merle Travis and Chet Atkins but these guys had talents beyond their instrament.

And Buddy Emmons, Lloyd Green, Jimmy Day, Curly Chalker don't/didn't?

Janice Brooks · Post by **Janice Brooks** » 30 Sep 2004 5:53 am

I should have mentioned Chet did play steel. What I meant was that Chet was also a producer and Merle had hit records where as Cramer's skill was mainly his instrament.

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Terry Edwards · Post by **Terry Edwards** » 30 Sep 2004 9:51 am

Paycheck is not in the Hall of Fame yet.

No, however he is on list that were "indicted"!

Terry