The British Steelies Society

Just as a point for discussion and sharing.

For me, it was the track Build A Fire by late-80s/early-90s electro firebrands and burners of a million quid, The KLF. A quieter track from their 1991 album that was the first "serious" album that I ever bought, me being 11 at the time. I don't think I even knew what instrument it was and probably didn't become aware of what a steel guitar actually was until many years later (deeper than calling it "country guitar" at least), but I always remembered loving it's gentle, sweet ambient sound. Pulled on me heart strings, so it did.

Mine was in 1959 when I first heard and bought"Love Song of the Waterfall" by Slim Whitman with the singing lap steel.

thanks for that. I was about 16 at the time and liked the KLF but don't remember this

Graham Lee on pedal steel apparently. a new one for me!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Lee ... usician%29

For me it was Don Helms, I had no Idea what the instrument was and tried to get the sound on a normal guitar,after that when I heard Tom Brumley play Together Again I was hooked.

Look! forget the music just check out the video >>>>>>>

This was early 70`s



Buddy cage alive and cookin >>>

I hadn't a clue what a pedal steel guitar was until 1989 when I joined my first country band. I was ordered to learn steel and this is the first song I tackled:



So simple but so effective. That got me well and truly hooked.

Sneaky Pete's solo on Frank Zappa's 'It Might Just Be One Shot Deal'