
The Life and Times of Ralph Mooney: Sep. 16, 1928 -- Mar. 20, 2011 Ralph Mooney, a pioneering steel guitarist who played on numerous country classics in the 1960s and 1970s, died at his home in Arlington, Texas, of complication from cancer. Mooney was the best steel guitar player ever! End of story. Anyone who is a fan of Buck Owens, Wynn Stewart, Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings certainly will agree. And beyond the steel guitar, he was one of the most important and most influential musicians in country music history. No steel man had more taste, more soul than Ralph Mooney. Ralph is the reason when those strings ring out, it reminds you of the past, it tugs at your heart. It awakens something deep inside of you that seems forgotten but totally familiar all at the same time. Ralph Mooney was born born on September 16, 1928, in Duncan, Oklahoma and became interested in music as a youngster. When he relocated to California to live with a sister, he was taught to play guitar, mandolin and fiddle. He was 12 years old when he first saw a steel guitar and became interested in the instrument after hearing another steel pioneer, Leon McAuliffe. As a teenager, Mooney gradually developed his style by playing in amateur bands. He worked for a time for the Douglas Aircraft Company. After playing with local band Lindsey And His Oklahoma Nightriders, Mooney joined Skeets McDonald's band and made his first recordings. With the help of Jesse Ashlock, he refined his skills, playing a <b>...</b>
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