Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Ralph Mooney, R. I. P.

Ralph Mooney, Steel Guitar Icon, Dies at 82 - The Boot: "Ralph Mooney, the legendary steel guitarist credited with helping create what became known as the 'Bakersfield sound,' has died. Mooney passed away Sunday, March 20, in Kennedale, Texas, according to the Los Angeles Times. He was 82.

An Academy of Country Music award winner, Mooney's iconic steel can be heard on tracks by some of the most influential artists of the last several decades, including Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Wanda Jackson and Waylon Jennings, with whom he performed for more than 20 years."

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