CDs

Roger Blevens, Dave Musgrave, Tom Brumley and Terry Bethel "Four of a Kind" From America's heartland, Branson, Missouri, comes this country instrumental CD by four of the city's top steel players. Terry Bethel produced this album with a top-notch...

"Resophonic Rodeo" by Gary Morse Gary Morse is one of the top working steel guitarists in the world. He has recorded and toured with many big name artists, including Suzy Bogus, Ricky Skaggs, Pam Tillis, Dwight Yoakam and Brooks & Dunn. This...

"Hawaiian Gospel Steel Guitar" Terry Wood turns to the Hawaiian steel guitar to render a familiar selection of gospel songs. Victory In Jesus Holy Ground Leaning On The Everlasting Arms Blessed Assurance Mansion Over The Hilltop Praise The Name...

"Country Love " Here James Chu's Hawaiian guitar takes the lead voice on a variety of country songs. It's quite different to hear these songs on a lap steel as opposed to pedal steel. The approach is traditional, very melodic and easy to listen to...

"Christmas Relaxation" by James Chu A large orchestra compliments James Chu's melodic lap steel style on this CD of popular Christmas songs. Richly recorded in the audiophile HDCD format (24 bit, 192 kHz), this music will make a splendid background for...

"Evergreen Song" by James Chu "Evergreen Song" This two CD set of popular Mandarin music demonstrates James Chu's versatility on the modern Hawaiian guitar. Even though I'm not familiar with the songs, the full orchestration and James' melodic approach...

"Love Song" by James Chu For this two-CD set, James assembled many popular songs from western culture, then added a few Hawaiian standards for good measure. He tends to stay close to the melody on his Harmos lap steel, playing precisely and with feeling...

"Home James (Steelin' my way back to the 60's)" by Jim Cohen Released in March, 2008, this "all E9" CD lets you imagine what the 60's would have been like if pedal steel were the dominant instrument in pop music. As Mike Perlowin said, "Once again Jim...

Joaquin Murphey - Hawaii forever Joaquin Murphey plays original pedal steel guitar instruments in the Hawaiian style. Released on cassette in 1972, little else is known about these recordings. We've been told that no LP was ever produced, and the master...

"All Hat - No Cattle" by Joe Goldmark San Francisco instrumentalist Joe Goldmark is a rare remaining champion of pedal-steel-guitar music, a flourishing subgenre of country music in the 1960s and '70s when virtuosos such as Buddy Emmons and Pete Drake...

"Seducing The '60s" by Joe Goldmark I can never say enough good things about Joe's playing - he's one of my favorite players, and perhaps the most underrated steeler on the scene today. His style is instantly identifiable whether he's playing country,...

With this project, Johan Jansen leaves little doubt that he is one of Europe's foremost steel players. Framed by spectacular arrangements of contemporary instrumentals, JJ exhibits a spectacular tone, perfect attack and uncannily precise pitch control...