Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Steel guitar music started on the island of Oahu — and teachers there are working with the next generation of students to continue ...

The annual Waikīkī Steel Guitar Week is taking place from July 5-12, featuring performances by Hawaiian steel guitar artists ...

The Hawaiian steel guitar became a cultural force in America at the turn of the century, popularized by troupes of traveling musicians from Hawaii. It evolved beyond its association with a tropical ...

When you hear steel guitar in a song, it’s usually used as supplemental instrumentation, adding texture to the tunes. You generally don’t expect to see the men and women of steel in the forefront, and ...

HONOLULU (KITV4) – The first Live Steel Guitar Music Festival has returned to Oahu. The 2022 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival will be held on Saturday, June 11 at the Kaneohe Windward Mall and begins at ...

In creating the first-of-its-kind instrument, he invented something that helped define his legacy.

Quincy Cortez plucks at a slim black box laid across his legs, his fingers flashing silver. Steel strings twang with each pull from the metal rings — wearable guitar picks — adorning his right thumb, ...

Steel guitar music started on the island of Oahu — and teachers there are working with the next generation of students to continue the tradition. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) Quincy Cortez ...

KAILUA, Hawaii – Quincy Cortez plucks at a slim black box laid across his legs, his fingers flashing silver. Steel strings twang with each pull from the metal rings – wearable guitar picks – adorning ...