(1945-01-04) 4 January 1945 (age 79) Loma Linda, California, U.S.
Genres
Country, country rock, folk rock, Americana
Occupation(s)
Steel guitarist
Instrument(s)
pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar
Years active
1962–present
Website
jaydeemaness.com
Musical artist
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]
^Scott, DeWitt. "The Steel Guitar Hall of Fame/". scottysmusic.com. The Steel Guitar Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
JayDeeManess (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...
contributions from session musicians including Lloyd Green, John Hartford, JayDeeManess, and Clarence White. Tension developed between Parsons and the rest...
Southwest. JayDeeManess left the band in 1990 and was replaced on pedal steel guitar by Tom Brumley whom JayDee replaced in the Buckaroos. Maness would again...
Jim Shaw. Various sidemen throughout the years included JayDeeManess, Wayne "Moose" Stone, Jay McDonald, Ken Presley, and very early on, Merle Haggard...
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to augment the threesome: Joe Osborn on bass, Earl Ball on piano and JayDeeManess on pedal steel. The newly re-formed International Submarine Band recorded...
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definitely quit while we were ahead." Chris Hillman, Herb Pedersen, JayDeeManess, John Jorgenson, Bill Bryson, and Steve Duncan performed their first...
player Tom Brumley and drummer Willie Cantu left the band, replaced by JayDeeManess and Jerry Wiggins. Owens and the Buckaroos had two songs reach No. 1...
Paulinho da Costa – percussion Tim May – acoustic and electric guitars JayDeeManess – pedal steel guitar Gayle Levant – harp Jimmy Getzoff – concertmaster...
controlling influence over the group by pressuring McGuinn to recruit either JayDeeManess or Sneaky Pete Kleinow as the band's permanent pedal steel guitar player...
Hill Country. Musicians on the album include veteran session player JayDeeManess on pedal steel, who played and recorded with Buck Owens, the Byrds and...