The "Sacred Steel" tradition born in the House of God Church some 80 years ago employed the pedal steel and lap steel guitars as the centerpiece of their message. The steel guitars, long an eloquent ...

STEEL guitar may be the most endangered of the instruments associated with Hawaiian music. The ukulele is certainly alive and well; you see it everywhere, and Roy Sakuma is presenting his 40th Annual ...

KAILUA, Hawaii – Quincy Cortez plucks at a slim black box laid across his legs, his fingers flashing silver. Steel strings twang with each pull from the metal rings – wearable guitar picks – adorning ...

A lap steel guitar is a compact guitar played in a horizontal position, either in the player’s lap — hence the name — or on a stand or table. Players use a slide known as a tone bar to fret the ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Grammy-nominated American blues-rockers The Record Company have a brooding, soul-infused take on ...

Each week, we look at the tools behind the tunes. Today, it's a simple glass tube that conjures the sound of the Mississippi delta in all its shimmering glory What is it? A style of playing that ...