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Wesley Webb West (January 25, 1924 – November 15, 2003), better known as Speedy West, was an American pedal steel guitarist and record producer. He frequently played with Jimmy Bryant, both in their own duo and as part of the regular Capitol Records backing band for Tennessee Ernie Ford and many others.
Jul 21, 2018 · Speedy West #1 (From the TV Show "Country Style" 1963-64)This is just a clip from the TV show Country Style created byThe LeGarde Twins back in 1963-64. We w...
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Nov 24, 2021 · Wesley Webb West (January 25, 1924 – November 15, 2003), better known as Speedy West, was an American pedal steel guitarist and record producer. He frequently played with Jimmy...
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Began playing guitar, 1933; moved to Los Angeles, 1946; purchased custom equipment, 1947; met Jimmy Bryant, 1947; hired as session musician by Capitol Records, 1949; under contract to Capitol, began session work with Bryant, 1951; recorded Two Guitars Country Style,1954; last work with Bryant, 1956; played estimated 6,000+ sessions for Capitol, 195...
Selected discographySoloSources 1. Doggett, Peter, Are You Ready for the Country,Penguin, 2000. 2. Kienzle, Rich, Southwest Shuffle: Pioneers of Honky-Tonk, Western Swing, and Country Jazz,Routledge, 2003. 3. Tosches, Nick, Country: The Twisted Roots of Rock 'n' Roll,2nd edition, Da Capo, 1998. 4. Wolff, Kurt, Country Music: The Rough Guide,Rough Guides, 2000. 1. Los Ange...
Nov 24, 2003 · Speedy West, whose innovative steel-guitar licks made him one of the best players on the instrument, died Nov. 15. He was 79. Born Wesley Webb West in Springfield, Mo., he moved to the West...
May 17, 2002 · Speedy West was inducted into the Pedal Steel Guitar Hall of Fame as one of the instrument’s most innovative performers. He was able to apply his unique style to country, jazz, and popular music.
Wesley Webb West, better known as Speedy West, was an American pedal steel guitarist and record producer. He frequently played with Jimmy Bryant, both in their own duo and as part of the regular Capitol Records backing band for Tennessee Ernie Ford and many others.
