Al Perkins was born on January 18,1944 and is an American guitarist known primarily for his steel guitar work.
11 Facts About Al Perkins
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Al Perkins was born and raised in Texas and learned to play Hawaiian steel guitar at the age of 9.
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In 1970, Al Perkins joined the east Texas country rock band, Shiloh, and moved to California.
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Al Perkins was then hired to play in the new incarnation of the Flying Burrito Brothers and recorded the live album The Last of the Red Hot Burritos in 1972.
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Al Perkins played steel guitar on the Rolling Stones' song, "Torn and Frayed" on Exile on Main St.
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Al Perkins joined the British band Ark in 1977 and recorded the album The Angels Come.
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In Nashville Al Perkins formed a new project called The Nash Ramblers with Emmylou Harris, with whom he had worked previously on the two solo albums recorded by Gram Parsons.
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Al Perkins is listed playing pedal steel guitar on two albums by Christian singer Don Francisco: Holiness and One Heart at a Time.
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In 2002 Al Perkins released a collection of studio outtakes and rare recordings.
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Al Perkins appeared on stage alongside James Burton and Keith Richards at the Gram Parsons tribute show in California in summer 2004.
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In 2009, Al Perkins formed Big Dog 3, a trio with bassist Chris Donohue and drummer Brady Blade.