" Where or When" ( Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 3:15.
In 1956, Emmons joined with Shot Jackson to develop the now legendary Sho-Bud pedal steel guitar, and the two men set up a company to sell the instruments to the world.
" Anytime" (Herbert "Happy" Lawson) – 2:47 Buddy Emmons not only contributed to the sound to the steel guitar, but the design and manufacture of the instrument.
The uncle, whom I had a pretty good relationship with, said that Buddy was a pretty normal guy. Buddie Gene Emmons was born on January 27, 1937, in Mishawaka, Indiana, and started playing lap steel guitar at the tender age of 11. We proudly note that all three of these legends are now included in the NAMM Oral History Collection. His uncle (mother's brother) died while I was the pastor of his uncle's church. Buddy Emmons, known as the The World’s Foremost Steel Guitarist passed away Tuesday evening (7-28) according to reports. Along with Alvino Rey and Speedy West, Buddy helped define the role of the instrument in pop and country music. those are great guitars, back in a day known as 'Cadillac of steel guitars', and they were expensive as well, today you cant get 16 hundred bucks for a nice S10, most get barely 1200, go figure. Buddy Emmons is on the short list of the most influential steel pedal guitarists in the world. Kevin Whitehead reviewed the album in 2003 for National Public Radio's Fresh Air. Buddy always liked Sierra guitars, his favorite C6 guitar was Sierra. Emmons also chose an intriguing mix of material.This was pretty much a one-time affair for Emmons, who returned to country music, though he did record some additional jazz with guitarist Lenny Breau during the 1970s". He's surrounded by some top players.he also interacts with the band rather than overdoing the special effects available to him, especially the horn-like sounds obtained from his use of the slide. Ken Dryden reviewed the album for Allmusic and wrote that "Buddy Emmons wasn't the first musician to be featured playing a pedal steel guitar in a jazz setting, but it is unlikely that anyone else recorded an entire date playing one prior to this 1963 session.