American musician; lap steel guitar virtuoso (1917-1974)
Noel Edwin Boggs
Boggs with Fender Stringmaster c. 1955
Background information
Born
(1917-11-14)November 14, 1917 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died
August 31, 1974(1974-08-31) (aged 56) Granada Hills, California
Genres
Western Swing
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Lap Steel Guitar
Years active
1936–1970
Formerly of
Bob Wills, Spade Cooley, Jimmy Wakely
Musical artist
Noel Edwin Boggs (November 13, 1917 – August 31, 1974) was an American musician who was a virtuoso on the lap steel guitar and a member of the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame. He was one of the pioneers in electric steel guitar who helped popularize the instrument beyond its native Hawaiian music into other genres of American popular music, specifically Western Swing. Boggs played and recorded with almost every major artist in the genre including Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (1944-1945) and Spade Cooley's Dance Band. Bob Wills' band helped define the guitar's role in western swing; Wills discovered and coached innovative guitarists who deeply influenced country, rock and jazz music. Boggs appeared on some 2000 recordings as a soloist and his playing was prominent on several of Wills' hits that became Western swing standards, including "Roly Poly" and "Stay a Little Longer".
Noel Edwin Boggs (November 13, 1917 – August 31, 1974) was an American musician who was a virtuoso on the lap steel guitar and a member of the Steel Guitar...
Texas Playboys. A number of former Wills sidemen such as Jimmy Wyble, NoelBoggs, and Herb Remington also worked with Penny. Penny had three hits on the...
necessitated putting it on a stand or legs rather than the performer's lap. NoelBoggs, a lap steel player with Bob Wills, received the first steel guitar made...
players—including NoelBoggs, Jerry Byrd and Joaquin Murphey—refused to switch. According to music historian Rich Kienzle, this decision hindered Boggs' later career...
steel guitar. Prominent layers of that era, including Herb Remington and NoelBoggs, added more necks and eventually played instruments with up to four different...
Hefti ("Batman Theme"), Elvis Presley, Dean Martin, Neil Diamond and NoelBoggs.[citation needed] Levang performed as a studio musician on many television...
reconstituted his band with former Bob Wills sidemen, including steel guitarist NoelBoggs and the guitar ensemble of Jimmy Wyble and Cameron Hill. He also added...
Hall of Fame His contemporaries included Herb Remington, Leon McAuliffe, NoelBoggs and Speedy West. Many illustrious steel guitarists such as West and Buddy...
being taught, preferring the jazzier Western swing music (and tunings) of NoelBoggs. Nevertheless, Isaacs persisted in his studies.: 246 He went on to perform...
Les Paul or Western Swing performers Tex Williams and steel guitarist NoelBoggs. The band also recorded short films of their numbers, before disbanding...
the Hawaiian academy but preferred the lap steel style and tunings of NoelBoggs. With his acoustic guitar at age fourteen he performed with Pee Wee King's...
include two 1700s steelyard scales; a custom Fender quad guitar built for NoelBoggs, which is brought in by his daughter; a Wheaties cereal box featuring...
as Helen Fiske, Gertrude Flynn as Peggy Gilfoyle, Eve McVeagh as Sylvia Boggs, Jim Boles as Reverend Gilfoyle, David Fresco as Sam Ogle 360 28 "Night...
West Wing: "In Excelsis Deo" (Season 1, Episode 10) (1999) The West Wing: "Noël" (Season 2, Episode 10) (2000) The West Wing: "Bartlet for America" (Season...
Noel J. Shull (born May 28, 1942) is an American politician. He is a member of the Missouri House of Representatives, having served since 2013. He is a...
Retrieved 1 February 2019. "American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs (2013) - Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Archived from the original on 25 February...
April 2003). "Johnny English". Variety. Retrieved 6 March 2020. Murray, Noel (7 December 2004). "A Talking Picture". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 6 March...
Durfee "Eye for an Eye" 1950 Seth "Lady Killer" 1950 Will Motter "Trader Boggs" 1953 Don Esteban "Bandits in Uniform" 1953 Dave "Hidden Fortune" 1953 Dick...
Television film Ike: Countdown to D-Day Gen. Omar Bradley Meltdown Colonel Boggs North Shore Vincent Colville 21 episodes 2005 Battlestar Galactica Meier...
Taft, Spruce Protocols (Xerox PARC, Palo Alto, June 1979) Ed Taft, David Boggs, Alto Boot Protocol (Xerox PARC, Palo Alto, February 1979) John Shoch, EFTP:...
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