Bucky Baxter

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Bucky Baxter
Background information
Birth name	William Baxter
Born	1955 (age 52–53)
Origin	Melbourne, Florida, United States
Genre(s)	Country music Alternative country Rock
Instrument(s)	Steel guitar Acoustic guitar Electric guitar Mandolin Dobro Organ
Years active	1986–present

William "Bucky" Baxter (born Melbourne, Florida, 1955) is an American multi-instrumentalist from New Jersey. He has appeared on various albums by artists such as Bob Dylan, Ryan Adams, Steve Earle, R.E.M., and Joe Henry.

In studio, or while performing live, Baxter has played steel guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, dobro, and/or organ, as well as other instruments. Baxter played Pedal Steel for Bob Dylan's band on his Never Ending Tour from 1992 to 1999 and played Pedal Steel on Dylan's 1997, Grammy Award winning album, Time out of Mind. "Bucky" released a solo album entitled Most Likely, No Problem in 1999.

[edit] Discography

Year	Artist	Title	Instruments
1986	Steve Earle	Guitar Town	Pedal steel guitar
1987		Exit 0	Steel guitar, vocals
1988		Copperhead Road
	R.E.M.	Green	Pedal steel guitar
1990	Steve Earle	The Hard Way
1991		Shut Up and Die Like an Aviator
1995	Bob Dylan	Unplugged	Dobro, pedal steel guitar, steel guitar
1996	Joe Henry	Trampoline
1997	Bob Dylan	Time out of Mind	Acoustic guitar, pedal steel
1999	Bucky Baxter	Most Likely, No Problem
2001	Ryan Adams	The Suicide Handbook	Acoustic guitar
		Gold	Steel guitar
2002		Demolition	Pedal steel guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
2005	Willy Clay Band	Rebecca Drive	Pedal steel

[edit] References

• Michael Gray (2006), The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia, p. 41

Persondata
NAME	William "Bucky" Baxter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American musician
DATE OF BIRTH	1955
PLACE OF BIRTH	Melbourne, Florida, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH