JayDee Maness | |
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![]() JayDee Maness, 2021 | |
Background information | |
Born | Loma Linda, California, U.S. | 4 January 1945
Genres | Country, country rock, folk rock, Americana |
Occupation | Steel guitarist |
Instrument(s) | pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar |
Years active | 1962–present |
Website | jaydeemaness |
JayDee Maness (born January 4, 1945) is an American pedal steel guitarist who is a veteran session musician in Los Angeles. He is known for his work with Gram Parsons, the Byrds, Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, Ray Stevens, Vince Gill, and the Desert Rose Band. Maness received The Academy of Country Music's "Steel Guitarist of the Year" award 18 times and was inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 2003.[1]