It evolved beyond its association with a tropical paradise to influence new genres of music, from bluegrass to jazz to rock ...

But even as Top looks to the future, he says what makes great country music remains timeless. “Three chords and the truth are necessary. A fiddle and steel guitar never hurt. But it’s songs ...

A classic rock song is getting a new version with a country music twist.

In practice, that fusion gave her music the sound and smoothness ... Alcorn had immersed herself in the pedal steel guitar and was playing in country and western swing bands in Houston, Texas.

But while the lap 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.