拉尔夫·穆尼 Ralph Mooney

Ralph Mooney (September 16, 1928 – March 20, 2011)was a well-known steel guitar player.He was inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 1983.

A native of Duncan, Oklahoma, Mooney became a key figure in the country music scene around Bakersfield, California. He played on many records associated with the Bakersfield sound, including Wynn Stewart's "Wishful Thinking," Buck Owens' "Under Your Spell Again" and Merle Haggard's "Swinging Doors." He and guitarist James Burton released an instrumental album called Corn Pickin' and Slick Slidin' in 1968.

Mooney played with many other country artists and was a member of Waylon Jennings' band for two decades.

Though best known for his instrumental work, Mooney co-wrote "Crazy Arms" with Chuck Seals; the song was Ray Price's first No. 1 country hit in 1956. Mooney said he wrote the song in 1949 while living in Las Vegas, getting the idea after his wife left him because of his drinking problem.

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