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Mike Johnson & Rhonda Vincent : The Steel Guitar Forum – by Des Kelly Source:Steel Guitar forum The author of this piece, Rhonda Vincent, herself, a great Country singer, pays tribute to the guy I reckon to be THE BEST Pedal Steel Guitarist that I’ve been lucky enough to  see, on this beautiful instrument (also referred to, as the “Cryin-Steel”). I recently featured Helen Cornelius singing the number made famous by Linda Ronstadt, namely “Blue Bayou”, and this is certainly worth watching again (& again) just to see Mike Johnson play in the musical interlude. A truly stunning music-injection that makes me regret that the Steel Guitar, being far too expensive for me to afford during my hey-day in Ceylon, was the only “Guitar I was unable to learn. I honestly feel, that without the “Steel”, any Country Band would be missing it’s best instrument. To prove this, beyond any ...