The band was Bob Reed and Choctaw Cowboys. A year later, at 15, Emmons was in the band, playing a blonde triple-neck Fender Custom "Stringmaster" console steel guitar.

The band was Bob Reed and Choctaw Cowboys. A year later, at 15, Emmons was in the band, playing a blond triple-neck Fender Custom “Stringmaster” console steel guitar.

A black-and-white photograph of Felton W. Williams playing his electric console steel guitar in a living room. There are two microphone stands on either side of him and a bookshelf full of books ...

Object Details Created by Unidentified Subject of Felton W. Williams Jr., American, 1934 - 2012 Arthur M. Williams, American, 1932 - 2003 Caption Felton W. Williams Jr. was born on January 3, 1934, in ...

WHO: Pedal steel guitar player Noah Faulkner. WHAT: This teenager inserts a country twang into eighties (and beyond) covers for his dog, Kara, and nearly 40,000 Instagram followers. WHY IT’S SO ...

The pedal steel guitar is, for many, inextricable from its roots in country music — but its well runs much deeper than providing some smooth twang.