ST. CLAIR COUNTY --A hidden jewel in St. Clair County that has received national fame in gospel music is Odenville’s Dale Jones. Years ago, Jones played steel guitar for a famous Southern gospel group ...
Though it hasn't quite yet hit the mainstream, sacred steel has been gathering steam and becoming more recognized on the country's musical landscape in recent years. Tonight, you can get a real taste ...
Sacred Steel guitar originated in House of God churches in the 1930s when brothers Troman and Willie Eason introduced the instrument to worship services. Troman learned from a Hawaiian steel guitarist ...
The "Sacred Steel" tradition born in the House of God Church some 80 years ago employed the pedal steel and lap steel guitars as the centerpiece of their message. The steel guitars, long an eloquent ...
Some say the purpose of church is to deliver the word of God. If so, what's the role of music in the service? "The music has always been a part of God's way of getting people's attention," says Bishop ...
MUNCIE, Ind. — Legendary steel guitar gospel group the Campbell Brothers will perform a free outdoor concert in downtown Muncie as part of the 2018 Muncie Three Trails Music Series. Sponsored by the ...
Get yourself a little attention, says master pedal-steel guitarist Chuck Campbell, and you realize how fragile your ego is. He's talking about how he felt when he tracked down a copy of a recent ...
In 1904, Joseph Kekuku, inventor of the Hawaiian steel guitar, left Hawaii to perform on the American West Coast. Newspaper critics called him the “world’s greatest guitar soloist.” Redpath Chautauqua ...