Bobby Lee

Who is Bobby Lee?

Bobby Lee is a pedal steel guitar player and active promotor of the instrument, including founding and participating on a number of Internet websites and discussion forums.

Inspired by the steel guitar styles of Jerry Garcia and Don Helms, Bobby Lee took up the steel guitar in 1972. He started performing with country bands in Northern California in 1975, and became a common fixture in Sonoma County's country music scene starting in 1979. His country band affiliations included The Cowpokes, The Western Rhythm Gang, The Wheelers, Scott Gerber, The StringBusters and The Country All-Stars, among many others. In 1996, he recorded and produced Quasar Steel Guitar, a CD of his steel guitar music.

In 2001, Bobby Lee joined John Reese and Open Hearts, a band that plays original music in a wide variety of styles. He played on two of their CDs, and left the band in 2008. In 2009, he joined forces with Al Stern, Ehlert Lassen and Dennis Lassen to create The Burnside Scramblers, a band fond of playing western swing music and standards.

As "b0b", Bobby Lee became involved in BBSes in the 1980s. He leveraged that experience to start The Steel Guitar Forum in 1997.