Bobby koefer biography

The Steel Guitar Hall of Fame is an organization established in the United States in 1978 to recognize achievement in the art of playing the steel guitar.

Bobby koefer biography

The organization's stated purpose is:

To establish a Hall of Fame and Museum to support the art, popularity, and prestige of the steel guitar, to honor those musicians and composers who have made significant contributions to the steel guitar world, and to educate the public regarding the steel guitar.^[1]

In 1984, the organization was incorporated as a nonprofit organization in St.

Louis, Missouri. When the Hall of Fame award was initiated in 1978, the awarding body's title was established as the "Steel Guitar Convention Board." For the first nine years of the awarding activity, board members themselves donated the funds to cover the awards.

It was not until 1987 that sufficient funds were first raised to cover the annual awards costs. This was derived from individual contributors, fro