Joining Jimmy’s band at the age of 18, Buddy became a star in his own right, and penned two instrumentals while in Jimmy’s band-“Raising the Dickens” and “Buddie’s Boogie” -that have since become standards of the instrument. At the time, the steel guitar was considered just as much an instrument of Hawaiian music as country, but along with other early steel players such as Jerry Byrd and Don Helms, Buddy Emmons helped bring the steel guitar to the forefront of the definable country music sound.Įmmons’ work with “Little” Jimmy Dickens is where he first began to be recognized at large for his steel guitar prowess. He was 78-years-old.īuddie Gene Emmons was born on January 27, 1937, in Mishawaka, Indiana, and started playing lap steel guitar at the tender age of 11. Buddy Emmons, known as the “The World’s Foremost Steel Guitarist” passed away Tuesday evening (7-28) according to reports. One of the most important and influential steel guitar players in the history of country music has died.
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