Musicians and fans of the steel guitar gathered to celebrate Hawaii’s gift to the world at the second annual Kona Steel Guitar Festival held April 4-6 at the Outrigger Kona Resort and Spa.

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Mack Thomas started playing the guitar at the age of 7, taking lessons from a door-to-door teacher for a dollar a session. He recorded his first record at age 12, learned the Hawaiian slide guitar ...

Western swing legend Tom "Wolf" Morrell died Tuesday of emphysema at his home in Little Elm, Texas. He was 68. The steel guitarist got his start in the 1950s and played with artists including Willie ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Steel guitar music started on the island of Oahu — and teachers there are working with the next generation of students to continue ...

When you hear steel guitar in a song, it’s usually used as supplemental instrumentation, adding texture to the tunes. You generally don’t expect to see the men and women of steel in the forefront, and ...

Mervin “Bud” Carter combined his background in music and auto mechanics to become a legend playing, designing and building steel guitars. His mastery landed him in several halls of fame. Carter, 83, ...