Junior Brown
Renowned steel guitarist. According to his biography, when someone watches Junior Brown play the guitar, “'there's usually a wide-eyed look accompanying one who witnesses Junior's unique instrumental prowess for the first time... or the second, or third, for that matter. Junior invented his own guitar, one that combines the standard 6-string guitar and the steel guitar.' He calls it the "guit-steel." His talents have led major magazines like Musician to herald Junior as a genius. Life magazine honored him as the only contemporary musician included in their "All Time Country Band," and Guitar Player magazine's 1994 "Best of..." listings made him their #1 lap steel player, #2 Country Artist, and #3 country album (Guit With It).
In 1993, Jakob Dylan sang the praises of Junior Brown when he said, “Junior Brown [is a] great guitar player. The only one I've ever seen who can solo while detuning.” (RollingStone 11.25.93).
