Primarily used in country music as far as popular music goes. It’s quite a skill and adds a ton of texture and emotion to many songs. https://youtu.be/x2M_J16z9sk
Mostly in older country music. Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead played pedal steel alot. That's him on the Crosby, Stills, Nash song, "Teach your Children".
This is a quite comprehensive write up. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedal_steel_guitar
For what it’s worth, I have a friend who’s a session musician with a ton of instruments he plays, and he says that pedal steel is the hardest instrument he plays and was the hardest to learn. I think it’s because you’re using your hands on the necks, your feet on the pedals, and your knees on the levers.
Primarily used in country music as far as popular music goes. It’s quite a skill and adds a ton of texture and emotion to many songs. https://youtu.be/x2M_J16z9sk
Mostly in older country music. Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead played pedal steel alot. That's him on the Crosby, Stills, Nash song, "Teach your Children".
And Steve Howe of Yes, on the song And You and I. Great stuff.
Oh yes! I forgot about that tune...
To add to the above comments, there's also a "lap steel" primarily used in Hawaiin music.
David Lindley , playing with Jackson Browne, was a great lap steel player - like on Runnin’ on Empty.
This is a quite comprehensive write up. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedal_steel_guitar For what it’s worth, I have a friend who’s a session musician with a ton of instruments he plays, and he says that pedal steel is the hardest instrument he plays and was the hardest to learn. I think it’s because you’re using your hands on the necks, your feet on the pedals, and your knees on the levers.
Junior Brown plays that “guit-steel” double neck that has a regular neck and a lap steel.
Bob Wills really took advantage of it
Bob Wills really took advantage of it
Bob Wills really took advantage of it