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A Beginner's Guide to the Pedal Steel Guitar
What is a pedal steel guitar, how does it make that crying sound, and who are the players who defined it? A plain-English introduction.
15 of the Greatest Steel Guitar Moments in Country Music
From Buck Owens to Vince Gill, a listener's tour of the pedal steel breaks that make country fans weak in the knees.
The Bakersfield Sound, Explained
How a dusty California oil town produced a grittier, twangier answer to Nashville—and why its steel-and-Telecaster sound still matters.
90s Country: The Golden Age of Country Radio
Why the 1990s produced the biggest, most beloved era of mainstream country—and the steel-soaked hits that defined it.
Meet the New Traditionalists: The Steel Guitar Revival
A wave of young artists is bringing the fiddle and steel roaring back. Here are the names leading country's traditional revival.
