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steel guitar

NOUN
guitar with twanging strings
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Tammy Wynette had it; just listen to her mourn how “the sun will never shine in Apartment #9” and your ear will catch the throb in her throat that echoes the song’s steel guitar.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

But while the steel guitar can still be found in country and other types of music, the Hawaiian steel guitar garners little recognition today, even on the island of Oahu, its birthplace.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2024

The Hawaiian steel guitar became a cultural force in America at the turn of the century, popularized by troupes of traveling musicians from Hawaii.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2024

After graduating from high school in 1948, the twins began traveling around the country as the Williams Sisters, playing Hawaiian steel guitar at three to four school assemblies a day and conventions for adults.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2024

We stood together, our trio at the corner of the stage, and listened as a steel guitar started off the first song.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry



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