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Country music producer Tommy Detamore dies at 70
Tommy Detamore, the pedal steel guitarist, engineer and producer, died on Wednesday, August 5, his wife Sandra announced on Facebook. He was 70. The cause of death has not been made public.
The Story in Brief
Tommy Detamore, the pedal steel guitarist, engineer and producer, died on Wednesday, August 5, his wife Sandra announced on Facebook. He was 70. The cause of death has not been made public.
Detamore worked with artists from Ray Price and Moe Bandy to Sunny Sweeney and Robert Earl Keen. He founded Cherry Ridge Studio in Floresville, Texas, in 1991. His recent credits include master engineer on Ty Myers' 2025 album The Select. His wife described his death as sudden.
The Indian Opinion
The rush to crown Detamore a legend risks flattening the man behind the steel guitar. He was a working musician who spent decades in studios and on buses, not a brand. His wife's grief is public, but the private loss is theirs. The test of his legacy is not the tributes but the records he shaped. Watch whether young artists like Ty Myers keep his sound alive.
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