Bucky Baxter
Bucky Baxter | |
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Birth name | William Baxter |
Born | 1955 (age 58–59) |
Origin | Melbourne, Florida, United States |
Genres |
Country music Alternative country Rock |
Instruments |
Steel guitar Acoustic guitar Electric guitar Mandolin Dobro Organ |
Years active | 1986–present |
William "Bucky" Baxter (born 1955) is an American multi-instrumentalist from New Jersey. He was born in Melbourne, Florida. 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 guitar 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, Most Likely, No Problem, in 1999.
Bucky Baxter appeared in the motion picture Country Strong. His character played a musician in Kelly Cantor's (Gwyneth Paltrow) band.
He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
Discography
Year | Artist | Title | Instruments |
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1986 | Steve Earle | Guitar Town | Pedal steel guitar |
1987 | Exit 0 | Steel guitar, vocals | |
1988 | Copperhead Road | Pedal steel, lap steel, dobro | |
R.E.M. | Green | Pedal steel guitar | |
1990 | Steve Earle | The Hard Way | Mullins pedal steel guitar |
1991 | Shut Up and Die Like an Aviator | Steel guitar, electric and acoustic guitars, 6 string bass | |
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 | |
Country Mike | Country Mike's Greatest Hits | Pedal steel guitar, fiddle | |
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 |
References
- Gray, Michael. The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia, 2006, p. 41
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