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Bud Isaacs
Forrest "Bud" Isaacs was an American steel guitarist who made country music history in 1954 as the first person to play pedal steel guitar on a hit record. He is known for his playing his innovative technique on Webb Pierce's 1954 recording of a song called "Slowly" which became a major hit for Pierce and was one of the most-played country songs of 1954. Isaacs was the first to push a pedal while the strings were still sounding to create a unique bending of notes from below up to join an existing note; this was not possible on older lap steel guitars. The stunning effect he created was embraced by country music fans and many lap steel artists rushed to get pedals to imitate the unique bending chords that he played. Music historians pinpoint the actual dawning of country music's modern era to Isaac's performance on this song. He became a much-favored session player and performed on 11 top country records the year following the release of "Slowly". Even though pedal steel guitars had been available for over a decade before this recording, the instrument emerged as a crucial element in country music after the success of this song. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Isaacs) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
Songs See All
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Caravan
Chet Atkins, "Bud" Isaacs, Dale Potter, "Papa" John Gordy, Bob L. Moore, and Buddy Harman Jr.
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Red Wing
Chet Atkins, Ray Edenton, "Bud" Isaacs, Dale Potter, "Papa" John Gordy, Bob L. Moore, and Buddy Harman Jr.
Albums
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The Very Best Of
2010
Videos See All
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Bud Isaacs - Bud's Bounce
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Bud's Bounce
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Bud's Bounce perf'd by Marc Silver & The Stonethrowers Live on WXPN 2011
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Blue Boys - Bud's Bounce (Instrumental)
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Bud Isacs: Beautiful Kahana.wmv
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