As I've posted before, in other sections:
A few years ago, John BonJovi played a concert at Newark Symphony Hall,NJ, and he had a Pedal Steel player, with him, as did Gretchen Wilson, who was the opener.
Rock steel,
and country rock steel,
in a city of where, Rap and Hip-Hop are King, no one expected this kind of thing !!
Also, I've seen posted, on this forum, that a Pedal Steel was used in concert with the British rock group, "the Pretenders"
I play rock / blues 6 string guitar, but..
my Pedal steel style leans towards country-jazz, and traditional.
BTW: my family is from New England. I'm the one who left, to join the South !
Towny or Toonie, Mr. Bill ??
Rick
) When I first heard him at a Wallingford Ct. steel show that I did with Jim Smith. Jim Smith had been talking about moving to Texas so I got aquainted with The father of this young player when I found out they were from Western Mass. He was about 13 at that time and it would be a couple of years before would play for me. Of course that player was non other than Jim Roule who worked for me off and on for about 5-6 years..I never knew all those years that he played guitar and better than most of the players I had on the same bandstand,he never said a word.I think about all the times I had 5 piece bands that I could have cut down to 4 with him. 
I found out by accident how great a guitar player he was when he was working with Leigh Howell. I had asked Leigh who was playing guitar for him and he told me Jimmy Roule I assumed it was Jim senior. Then at a jam session I heard him and was flat out amazed..Rouley and I have worked together often since the last time at one of Frank carusos show.Jimmy still calls me PePey (French for Grandfather) 
