Quincy's parents came up with the idea of steel guitar lessons, thinking they might improve his performance in his Hawaiian music ensemble, where he plays the ukulele.

Wright became interested in the steel guitar at age 7. His stepfather played in a band, and a band-mate named Kenny Leach taught steel guitar lessons at his studio in Michigan Center.

The country music steel guitarist who came to Hawaii from Nashville altered Nashville steel guitar playing to Hawaiian steel. Respected and acknowledged as one of the pioneers of steel guitar in ...

Quincy Cortez plucks at a slim black box laid across his legs, his fingers flashing silver. Steel strings twang with each pull from the metal rings — wearable guitar picks — adorning his right thumb, ...

Cortez’s parents came up with the idea of steel guitar lessons, thinking they might improve his performance in his Hawaiian music ensemble, where he plays the ukulele.