Jay dee maness biography

American musician (born 1945)

Musical artist

JayDee Maness (born January 4, 1945) is an American pedal steel guitarist who is a veteran session musician in Los Angeles. He is known for his work with Gram Parsons, the Byrds, Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, Ray Stevens, Vince Gill, and the Desert Rose Band.

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Maness received The Academy of Country Music's "Steel Guitarist of the Year" award 18 times and was inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 2003.^[1]

Early life

Maness was born in Loma Linda, California, in 1945 and grew up in nearby Riverside.^[2] His father wanted him to play steel guitar and bought him a six-string Magnetone electric steel guitar with amplifier at a price of $30.

He began playing at age 10.^[2] At first, he did not know how to tune the instrument properly and used an E chord like a traditional guitar. He did not have finger picks and played for a year just using his fingers.^[2] He later took some The Desert Rose Band - Wikipedia WYMY