About
American Western swing steel guitarist and trombonist who was the first musician to record an electrically amplified instrument, which he did with Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies in 1935.
Before Fame
He started his music career in the 1930s when he was influenced by Hawaiian lap steel guitar player Sol Hoopi.
Trivia
He was inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 1992.
Family Life
His family comes from Beggs, Oklahoma.
Associated With
Like him, John McPhee also played the steel guitar.
