The Strange Story of the Steel Guitar, Country's Most Magical Instrument

Thanks to Keeps for sponsoring - Head to https://keeps.com/gradysmith to get 50% off your first order of hair loss treatment. Today's video is all about the journey of the steel guitar, from its development in Hawaii, to its journey into Western movies, to its status as one of THE instruments of country music. We go over over the legends (Sol Hoopii, Barbara Mandrell, Buddy Emmons, Robert Randolph, Paul Franklin, and so many others) and the different kinds of steel guitars (pedal steel, lap steel, dobro, etc), and we do it all with the help of Read Connolly - the steel guitar player for both Charles Wesley Godwin and Zach Bryan! Read is the best. We love Read. I worked really hard on this one, so I hope you love it! Read's social media: http://readconnolly.com   / readconnolly   00:00 - Country Fans Love Steel Guitar 03:11 - The Origin of the Steel Guitar 05:53 - How Steel Came to Country 09:51 - The Different Kinds of Steel Guitars 11:17 - The Main Players You Should Know 15:40 - What Pedal Steel Evokes In Music 17:20 - Pedal Steel Demonstration & Mood Challenge 20:02 - Lap Steel and Dobro 20:53 - The Next Generation Find Grady: Website: http://gradywsmith.com Patreon:   / gradywsmith   Subreddit:   / countrymusicstuff   TikTok:   / gradywsmith   Instagram:   / gradywsmith   Facebook:   / gradysmithwriter   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5SB...