RIP Buddy Emmons ** Please use this one**

[coolsteel]

Very sad news to hear of Buddy's passing. A truly inspirational player and innovator to whom we as players owe a great deal.

R.I.P. My condolences to his family.

[john roche]

Back in 1979 ish

[SHAKEY]

The Steel world has lost it's God. RIP Buddy.

[SHAKEY]

Having said that I have no doubt he will continue to be a massive inspiration to many, many old and new steel players.

[Ken Byng]

Anyone who plays pedal steel now or in the future will indirectly be indebted to Buddy Emmons. He didn't deserve to pass on in the way that he did - all alone and undiscovered for a week or so. That is really sad.

[john roche]

anyone know the whole story, seems very little info on his death?

[David Patterson]

Very sorry to learn that news Ken.

I always enjoy the recordings he did with the Ray Pennington Swing shift band--in my humble opinion some of his best work, but again he was away ahead of his time with those intros etc in the Ray Price era.

I have been listening to a lot of the Ray Price stuff lately, and the combination of Rays voice, and Buddy's work, are simply a joy to behold.

I'm glad they got him along to the Family Reunion tribute to Ray Price, where he did a short interview, which will be a lasting tribute to him.

[Charlie Brown]

yes, very sad story... RIP.

I'll listen to Night Life for the 500th time tonight while I raise my glass of beer to the maestro

[henry]

I'm glad they got him along to the Family Reunion tribute to Ray Price, where he did a short interview, which will be a lasting tribute to him.

is the interview available online? I've not seen a lot of Buddy Emmons being interviewed but I'd like to

[Ken Byng]

anyone know the whole story, seems very little info on his death?

It was a heart attack. He has now been cremated and his ashes are with Peggy's. A fitting finale to a sad ending.