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James Pennebaker On Steel

Vol. 23, No. 5 · March 2022

James Pennebaker shares his journey from stumbling onto a pawn-shop pedal steel in 1975 to collecting rare lap steels, recounting the California country-rock and Texas progressive sounds that shaped his ear and the players — from Buddy Emmons to Hop Wilson — who deepened his obsession.

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