Buddy Emmons: Steel Guitar Icon

by Steve Fishell

Book Overview

The acknowledged maestro of the pedal steel guitar, Buddy Emmons lent his unparalleled virtuosity to over five decades of hit recordings and set standards that remain the benchmark for musicians today.

Steve Fishell's merger of biography and memoir draws extensively on in-depth interviews with Emmons and the artist's autobiographical writings. Emmons went from playing strip clubs to a Grand Ole Opry debut with Little Jimmy Dickens at age 18. His...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252086783
• ISBN13: 9780252086786
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.6"