Don Helms

Don Helms
Birth nameDonald Hugh Helms
Born(1927-02-28)February 28, 1927
New Brockton, Alabama
DiedAugust 11, 2008(2008-08-11) (aged 81)
Nashville, Tennessee
GenresCountry, Honky-Tonk
Occupation(s)Musician
Years active1942–2008
WebsiteDon Helms official Myspace

Donald Hugh Helms [1](February 28, 1927 – August 11, 2008) was a steel guitarist best known as the steel guitar player of Hank Williams's Drifting Cowboys group.[2] He was a member of the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame (1984).[3]

  1. ^ Grimes, William (August 17, 2008). "Don Helms, 81, who put the Twang in the Hank Williams songbook, is dead". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Steel guitarist Don Helms dies in Nashville". Yahoo! News. August 13, 2008.
  3. ^ Scott, DeWitt. "The Steel Guitar Hall of Fame/". scottysmusic.com. The Steel Guitar Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 6, 2021.