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steel guitar

noun

an acoustic, handheld guitar having a metal resonator and producing a wailing, variable sound.
a pedal steel guitar.
a Hawaiian guitar.

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First recorded in 1925–30

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The Hawaiian steel guitar became a cultural force in America at the turn of the century, popularized by troupes of traveling musicians from Hawaii.

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She also features the legendary Black roots musician Robert Randolph on steel guitar.

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The second, “16 Carriages” is a soulful slow-burn with ascendent organs and steel guitar, Beyoncé singing an ode to hard work and legacy.

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The track puts a string section behind a country band topped with pedal steel guitar, while Phosphorescent stays serenely inconsolable.

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It was a stew of steelpans, trombones and pedal steel guitar.

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