Not only did Buddy Emmons set a benchmark for pedal steel guitar that has changed little since the 1960s, but he invented mechanical aspects that make the instrument what it is today. Although he ...

The legendary musician worked with everyone from Ray Price to Ray Charles while making a complicated instrument seem effortless. He died Wednesday... Buddy Emmons, The Pedal-Steel Guitarist Who ...

Pedal steel guitar innovator Buddy Emmons has died at the age of 78. Nicknamed “The Big E” for his height, Mr. Emmons, a member of the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame, played with some of country music’s ...

Early in Buddy Emmons: Steel Guitar Icon, Steve Fishell’s deft and lively biography, we meet the future legend as a skinny, high school-hating 14-year-old boy on his bike, hanging around outside a bar ...

WASHINGTON — Buddy Emmons, an innovative pedal steel guitarist who toured with the Everly Brothers, Ray Price, and Ernest Tubb and was one of the first to bring the instrument into the jazz and rock ...

Musician Buddy Emmons, widely regarded as the world’s foremost steel guitarist, hailed for his unique playing style and innovations with regard to tuning, has died at age 78. Born Buddie Gene Emmons ...

Buddy Emmons, an innovative pedal steel guitarist who toured with the Everly Brothers, Ray Price and Ernest Tubb and was one of the first to bring the instrument into the jazz and rock genres, died ...

Country music wouldn't sound like itself without the pedal-steel guitar, and the instrument sounds the way it does today because of Buddy Emmons, who died Wednesday in Nashville at 78. Though he might ...

Steve Fishell, who plays pedal steel for Emmylou Harris, calls Emmons a musical genius — even a savant. "You're talking about the ability to play fiery, complex, single-note solos that just would ...

Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Steve Fishell, who plays pedal steel for Emmylou Harris, calls Emmons a musical genius — even a savant ...