Don Helms, the steel guitarist whose aching instrumental cry gave musical voice to the anguish and the joy in virtually all the key recordings by country music titan Hank Williams, died Monday in ...

Joe Goldmark may boast a staggering record collection, be a partner in a famously ecumenical record store and play all kinds of pop music on his pedal steel guitar, but he admits his musical passions ...

Weldon Myrick was one of the top pickers from the '60s through the '90s. He played with the likes of Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson. By Chuck Dauphin Though there are many great ...

Buddy Emmons -- one of the most influential musicians ever on the steel guitar -- died Wednesday (July 29) at the age of 78. By Chuck Dauphin Buddy Emmons — one of the most influential musicians ever ...

Mervin “Bud” Carter combined his background in music and auto mechanics to become a legend playing, designing and building steel guitars. His mastery landed him in several halls of fame. Carter, 83, ...

The 33-year-old frontman of Robert Randolph & The Family Band has strong roots in gospel music. As a kid, he grew up attending the House of God church in Orange, N.J. That's where he first played the ...

With a daring avant-garde approach, she pushed the frontiers of an instrument best known for speaking with a down-home accent. By Alex Williams Susan Alcorn, an experimental composer and musician 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 ...