An anchor of the classic mid-century Nashville sound, the pedal steel guitar has been a trusted part of the broader pop palette at least since Jerry Garcia added affable, if primitive, pedal steel to ...

After the pavement ends—and where some might call God’s country begins—is 76-year-old Del Mullen’s home. “I like it because the freedom that you got,” Mullen said. “I can go outside, and holler and ...