Buddy Emmons
Buddy Gene Emmons was an American musician. He played several instruments, most notably pedal steel guitar.
He was born Buddy Gene Emmons. When he wasyears old, his father bought him a 6string lap steel guitar and arranged for lessons at the Hawaiian Conservatory of Music in South Bend, Indiana, which Buddy dutifully attended for about a year. Buddy then began figuring out on his own how to play the country music that he heard on the radio. Buddy has said that Jerry Byrd and Herb Remington were among his first major musical influences. By age 15, Buddys playing had progressed considerably and his parents bought him a tripleneck Fender Stringmaster steel guitar, and he began performing with local bands in South Bend such as The Choctaw Cowboys. Bored with high school, he left at ageand moved with a childhood friend to Calumet City, Illinois, where he was soon hired by Stony Calhoun to play in his band. At 17, he moved to Detroit to play with Casey Clark. During his stint with Clark, Buddy purchased a Bigsby steel guitar with pedals similar to the pedal steel guitar that Bud Isaacs had
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