Hermitage, Tenessee
PEDAL STEEL HALL OF FAME MEMBER
INDUCTED: 1989
HE TOOK THE COMMERCIAL SOUND FROM IT'S INFANCY TO COUNTRY
JAZZ. HE EXPANDED IT'S MUSICAL DEPTH TO CREATE THE INDENTIFIABLE
SOUND OF LORETTA LYNN, GORGE JONES AND THE OPRY STAFF BAND THROUGH
TELEVISION, SESSION WORK AND ARRANGEMENTS. HE HAS BEEN STEELS
MEDIA MAN THRU THREE DECADES.
BORN: JULY 21, 1936 NEW YORK CITY, NY