A lap steel guitar is a compact guitar played in a horizontal position, either in the player’s lap — hence the name — or on a stand or table. Players use a slide known as a tone bar to fret the ...

What do you do if a relative swings by your house and drops off some 20lbs of aluminium dollar tokens for a retail chain that’s gone the way of the dodo? This time around Burls Art, whom you might ...

We admit, it takes a lot to impress us. Bust out some blazing array of spitfire notes? Seen it, heard it, been there. Come up with a nutty drum set made of cheese? Seen that too - although, hey, we're ...

Spencer Bohren demonstrates one of his many lap steel guitars at his home. 'I'm addicted, what can I say?' He performs at the New Orleans Jazz Fest on Friday, May 3, 2013. (Keith Spera / NOLA.com | ...

Freddie Roulette, a musician who helped bring the lap steel guitar — an instrument long associated with Hawaiian music — into blues, rock and funk to dazzling effect, died Dec. 24 at his home in ...

Though mostly associated with country music, there's a pretty good chance that you've heard the sweet singing tones of a lap steel guitar in whatever modern genre floats your boat. OK, maybe not ...