Steel strings twang with each pull from the metal rings — wearable guitar picks — adorning his right thumb, index and middle finger. His left hand hovers over the strings along the neck ...

The legendary American vibraphonist, composer and pioneer of jazz-funk died Tuesday, his family said. He was 84.

For almost eight years, I’ve wanted to write about Jerry Byrd’s Steel Guitar Favorites. “What took so long,” you ask? Well, it doesn’t make the job easy if there are no informative liner ...