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Buddy Emmons, The Pedal-Steel Guitarist Who 'Taught Everybody To Play,' Has Died

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 ...
Nashville Scene

Buddy Emmons’ Name Was Synonymous With the Sound of His Beloved Steel Guitar

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 ...
Capital Public Radio

Buddy Emmons, The Pedal-Steel Guitarist Who 'Taught Everybody To Play,' Has Died

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 ...
Chattanooga Times Free Press

Book review: Buddy Emmons’ name was synonymous with sound of his beloved steel guitar

"BUDDY EMMONS: STEEL GUITAR ICON" by Steve Fishell (University of Illinois Press, 288 pages, $23). Early in "Buddy Emmons: Steel Guitar Icon," Steve Fishell's deft and lively biography, we meet the ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

Buddy Emmons, The Pedal-Steel Guitarist Who 'Taught Everybody To Play,' Has Died

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 ...