Born on This Day in 1938, the “Einstein” Steel Guitarist Whose Work You’ve Heard on Hits by George Strait and Alan Jackson

When steel guitarist Weldon Myrick died in 2014, country singer Connie Smith publicly credited him with creating her entire sound, according to The Tennessean. Born on this day (April 10) in 1938, Myrick made his Nashville debut on Smith’s chart-topping 1964 hit “Once a Day”. This marked the beginning of his prodigious career as a […]

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