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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

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

But he is often busy with schoolwork and football practice, and the steel guitar is unlike any other instrument he’s encountered.

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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