Masters of the Steel String Guitar Tour (1990-1991)

Masters of blues, Appalachian flat-picking, Hawaiian slack key, dobro, jazz and rockabilly guitar styles were showcased in the first Masters of the Steel String Guitar tours, which helped open the doors of major performing arts venues to traditional artists in the early 1990s.  Listen to tour recordings that capture live performances by John Cephas, Jerry Douglas, Wayne Henderson, Ledward Kaapana, Albert Lee, Tal Farlow, and others. Select live audio recordings. For song credits, see below. Song credits: Audio engineer, 1990 tour – Pete ReinigerAudio engineer, 1991 tour – Stephen FisherWayne HendersonCarter Family Medley Wayne Henderson (finger-picked guitar) with John Stewart (guitar), Rob Thomas (bass) 4/12/1990 Wharton Center, Michigan State University East Lansing, MI “Cornbread Story” Wayne Henderson (spoken word) 3/12/1991 Vancouver East Cultural Center Vancouver, BC, Canada “Moonshine Story” Wayne Henderson (spoken word) 3/9/1991 Washington Center for the Performing Arts Olympia, WA Tal Farlow“Darkness on the Delta” Tal Farlow (electric guitar) with John Cephas (vocal), John Stewart (guitar), Rob Thomas (bass), Steve Williams (drums) 3/31/1990 Smith-Baker Center Lowell, MA Ledward Kaapana“Wai O Ke Ani Ani” Ledward Kaapana (slack-key guitar, vocal) 4/12/1990 Wharton Center, Michigan State University East Lansing, MI John Cephas“Richmond Blues” John Cephas (guitar, vocal) 4/12/1990 Wharton Center, Michigan State University East Lansing, MI Jerry Douglas“Grant’s Corner” Jerry Douglas (dobro) with Rob Thomas (fiddle) 3/11/1991 Mount Baker Theater Bellingham, WA Medley: “A New Day”/”Monroe’s Hornpipe” Jerry Douglas (dobro) 3/11/1991 Mount Baker Theater Bellingham, WA Albert Lee“Country Boy” Albert Lee (electric guitar, vocal) with Jerry Douglas (dobro), John Stewart (guitar), Rob Thomas (bass), Steve Williams (drums) 4/12/1990 Wharton Center, Michigan State University East Lansing, MI “That's All Right” Albert Lee (electric guitar, vocal) with John Stewart (guitar), Rob Thomas (bass) and Steve Williams (drums) 4/11/1990 University Auditorium, Kent State University Kent, OH