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West Speedy And Jimmy BryantSpeedy West Speedy West American pedal steel guitarist (1924–2003) Wesley Webb West (January 25, 1924 – November 15, 2003), better known as Speedy West, was an American pedal steel guitarist and record producer. He frequently played with Jimmy Bryant, both in their own duo and as part of the regular Capitol Records backing band for Tennessee Ernie Ford and many others. The duo also recorded with non-Capitol artists in Los Angeles. In 1960, Speedy played on and produced Loretta Lynn's first single. During his time at Capitol, he played on over 6000 recordings, including pop records by artists like Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby.[1] West, who began playing Paul Bigsby's second ever pedal steel guitar in 1947,[1] was the first… (Source: Wikipedia)
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