In honor of my pal -- and Northern California pedal steel god -- Dave Zirbel's birthday, who is the greatest steel guitarist ever?

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Answer 1

Bobby Black (Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen)

Answer 2

Tom Brumley (Buck Owens & the Buckaroos, Rick Nelson)

Answer 3

B. J. Cole (Sideman, Elton John, REM, Kevin Ayers, Sting, The Verve)

Answer 4

Hank DeVito (Emmylou Harris' Hot Band)

Answer 5

Pete Drake (Nashville sideman, Bob Dylan, Charlie Rich)

Answer 6

Buddy Emmons ("The World's Foremost Steel Guitarist", innovator)

Answer 7

Paul Franklin (Dire Straits, sideman, innovator)

Answer 8

Jerry Garcia

Answer 9

"Sneaky Pete" Kleinow (Flying Burrito Bros., Linda Ronstadt)

Answer 10

Greg Leisz (The Funky Kings, sideman)

Answer 11

Lloyd Maines (Joe Ely, Guy Clark, sideman)

Answer 12

Barbara Mandrell

Answer 13

Jay Dee Maness (The Byrds, The Desert Rose Band)

Answer 14

Al Perkins (Souther-Hillman-Furay Band, Manassas, sideman)

Answer 15

Robert Randolph

Answer 16

Alvino Rey (Innovator, inventor of the "talk box")

Answer 17

Red Rhodes (Michael Nesmith, James Taylor, sideman)

Answer 18

Speedy West (Jimmy Bryant)

Answer 19

Ronnie Wood (Faces & The Rolling Stones)

Answer 20

Rusty Young (Poco)

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