associated_acts death_date death_place years_active birth_place label name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
little , john hartford , the everly brothers , many others jimmy dickens , ray price , ernest tubb 21 july 2015 nashville , tennessee , united states 1952 -- 2015 mishawaka , indiana , united states flying fish , mercury buddy emmons non_vocal_instrumentalist 27 january 1937 pedal steel guitar , lap steel guitar , guitar country , jazz buddy emmons
 buddy gene emmons musician
buddy emmons

buddy gene emmons -lrb- january 27 , 1937 -- july 21 , 2015 -rrb- , known as buddy emmons , was an american musician .
he played several instruments , most notably pedal steel guitar .
emmons was called the world 's foremost steel guitarist and his talent was greatly admired by fellow steel guitarists .
his musical versatility spanned genres such as country , swing , jazz , folk , and country-rock , and he has performed or recorded with a wide variety of vocalists and musicians including linda ronstadt , the everly brothers , ernest tubb , john hartford , ray price , judy collins , and lenny breau .
his innovative musical stylings ranged from tasteful ballad accompaniment and classical music to be-bop jazz , big band swing standards , and western swing .
he also made significant contributions to the design , development , and evolution of the pedal steel guitar as a musical instrument .
