steel guitar

noun

Updated on: 7 Apr 2018

Definition of steel guitar

1 : hawaiian guitar

2 : pedal steel

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steel guitarist

noun

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Recent Examples of steel guitar from the Web

Equipped with a textbook baritone voice and supported by plenty of pedal-steel guitar, Williams makes music suited for Sirius XM Outlaw Country and Americana radio stations.

— david lindquist, Indianapolis Star, "Meet Alex Williams, throwback country singer who’s a label mate of Taylor Swift," 27 Jan. 2018
In the band, Schmidt handles a wide selection of instruments, from steel guitar to banjo, mandolin and mandocello.

— trevor fraser, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Flogging Molly keep the party going in Orlando," 1 Mar. 2018
And the storied a cappella quartet the Fairfield Four and sacred steel guitar gospel group the Campbell Brothers will play World Cafe Live on June 9.

— dan deluca, Philly.com, "WXPN to mount year-spanning 'Gospel Roots of Rock and Soul' project," 14 Feb. 2018
Bobby Black is a pedal-steel guitar master whos played an essential role on the Bay Area music scene since the early 1950s.

— andrew gilbert, San Francisco Chronicle, "Bobby Black — for decades, at the pinnacle of pedal steel," 6 Feb. 2018
The band included the legendary steel guitar player Jimmy Day and a rising singer-songwriter named Clay Blaker.

— andrew dansby, Houston Chronicle, "Lisa Morales is allowing herself to live again," 24 Jan. 2018
His father was a longshoreman who liked to play Hawaiian steel guitar.

— neil genzlinger, New York Times, "Edwin Hawkins, Known for the Hit ‘Oh Happy Day,’ Is Dead at 74," 15 Jan. 2018
Sweetly swinging instrumental take on the traditional English carol by the Philly band featuring Isaac Stafford of Mount Airy on console steel guitar, from Merry Christmas from Slowey & the Boats.

— dan deluca, Philly.com, "Christmas music playlist: The Roots & Paul McCartney to Gwen Stefani and Joe Scarborough," 14 Dec. 2017
The gentle siren of its lap steel guitar also signaled vocalist Aaron Lewis’ future foray into country music.

— billboard staff, Billboard, "The Top 40 Deep Cuts by Popular Rock Bands of the 21st Century: Critic's Picks," 22 Nov. 2017

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