Researching Speedy West
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 28833 people with the West surname? In that year West was ranked number 110 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Speedy West on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Speedy West and the West Genealogy
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Investigate Parish Records for Speedy West at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 37066 people with the West surname in the UK? West is now ranked number 121 for popularity in the UK. |
West Family History Databases
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West Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 243060 people with the West surname in the USA? West is ranked number 79 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous West Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Speedy West. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Speedy West
Speedy West
Wesley Webb West (January 25, 1924 – November 15, 2003), better known as Speedy West, was an American pedal steel guitarist and record producer. He frequently played with Jimmy Bryant, both in their own duo and as part of the regular Capitol Records backing band for Tennessee Ernie Ford and many others. The duo also recorded with non-Capitol artists in Los Angeles. In 1960, Speedy played on and produced Loretta Lynn's first single. West, who began playing a pedal steel guitar built by Paul A. Bigsby in 1948, was the first country steel guitarist to use a pedal guitar. Nashville players like Bud Isaacs would adopt it in the early 1950s.
He was photographed by Herb Wise, the American photographer who found critical success with his portraits of artists from the 1960s and 1970s.
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