1937 - 2015
Buddy Emmons American Musician
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First Name |
Buddy
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Last Name |
Emmons
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Birthday |
27th January, 1937
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Birthplace |
Mishawaka, Indiana
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Died |
29th July, 2015
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Place of Death |
Nashville, Tennessee
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Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius
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Nationality |
American
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Occupation Text |
Musician
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Occupation |
Musician
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Music Genre (Text) |
Country, jazz
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Music Genre |
Country, Piano
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Origin |
Mishawaka, Indiana
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Year(s) Active |
1952- present, 1952–2015
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Music Style |
Traditional Country, Instrumental Country
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Instrument |
Guitar (Steel), Vocals, Bass, Piano
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Instrument (text) |
Pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar, guitar
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Record Label |
Flying Fish, Mercury
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Associated Acts |
Little Jimmy Dickens, Ray Price, Ernest Tubb, John Hartford, The Everly Brothers, many others
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Buddy Gene Emmons (January 27, 1937 – July 21, 2015) was an American musician who is widely regarded as the world's foremost pedal steel guitarist of his day. He was inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 1981. Affectionately known by the nickname "Big E", Emmons' primary genre was American country music, but he also performed jazz and Western swing. He recorded with Linda Ronstadt, Gram Parsons, The Everly Brothers, The Carpenters, Roger Miller, Ernest Tubb, John Hartford, Little Jimmy Dickens, Ray Price, Judy Collins, George Strait, John Sebastian, and Ray Charles and was a widely sought session musician in Nashville and Los Angeles.