steel guitar

The Hawaiian steel guitar became a cultural force in America at the turn of the century, popularized by troupes of traveling musicians from Hawaii.

She also features the legendary Black roots musician Robert Randolph on steel guitar.

The second, “16 Carriages” is a soulful slow-burn with ascendent organs and steel guitar, Beyoncé singing an ode to hard work and legacy.

The track puts a string section behind a country band topped with pedal steel guitar, while Phosphorescent stays serenely inconsolable.

It was a stew of steelpans, trombones and pedal steel guitar.