REMINGTON, HERB
(*1926)
REMINGTON, HERB (b. Mishawaka, Ind., June 9, 1926) One of the pioneers of the steel guitar, Remington helped put the instrument on the map thanks to his postwar recordings with BOB WILLS . Remington began playing Hawaiian-style guitar as a boy in Indiana, then moved to California as a teenager in search of work as a musician. He hooked up briefly with RAY WHITLEY 's WESTERN SWING band before being drafted in 1944, serving in the Army for two years. On his return he auditioned for Bob Wills's…