Wesley Webb West—most commonly; Speedy West—is the first known country musician to professionally use a pedal steel guitar. Originating in Hawaii in 1885, the original steel guitar came from the hands ...

Fiddles, banjos, and guitars have long been commonplace in country music. However, a pedal steel guitar brings a whole new layer of emotional depth to your favorite country song. First used in ...

Wesley Webb West (Speedy West), steel guitarist: born Springfield, Missouri 25 January 1924; twice married (one son, two daughters); died Tulsa, Oklahoma 15 November 2003. Speedy West was among the ...

***** Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant, Stratosphere Boogie: The Flaming Guitars of Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant (Razor & Tie): Speedy West was the first country musician to concentrate on the pedal steel ...

Seattle guitarist Bill Frisell must be part cat, though his irrepressible curiosity hasn’t been fatal yet. One week he’s releasing an exquisite batch of John Lennon songs (“All We Are Saying … “), the ...