NEA ain't all bad

Richard Masoner (richardm@cd.com)
Mon, 19 Aug 1996 10:06:40 -0500 (CDT)


> Its not just black churches.  At Bro. Keller's church in Ft. Wayne
> Indiana in 1986-1987 I was priveledged to play behind an excellent
> pedal steel guitarist.  Most of the songs were country gospel --

Right -- the Newsweek article started with the statement that steel
guitars are used primarily in country music, which is why the guitar
shop owner's curiosity was piqued when he saw African-Americans buying
the equipment.

Richard M.