What Is a Pedal Steel Guitar? This Musical Prodigy Knows!

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Published on February 21, 2020 - Duration: 03:18s

What Is a Pedal Steel Guitar? This Musical Prodigy Knows!

In this one-room sanctuary on a suburban New Jersey street, a rock-and-roll icon was born.

It was in the House of God church in the '80s and '90s a young Robert Randolph learned to play pedal steel guitar.

Now 39, he's a six-time Grammy nominee.

He was also ranked #97 on Rolling Stone's list of the top 100 all-time guitarists.

But he's never forgotten his roots.

"Pedal steel is the main instrument in our church." Pedal steel is a guitar that sits horizontally on four stands.

"Robert has the fastest hands, I think, of all the steel players I've ever seen," says Deacon Mike Randolph, Robert's uncle.


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