Susan Alcorn, the pioneering pedal steel player who steered the instrument in experimental, improvisational directions, has died. The High Zero Foundation, an experimental music organization and festival producer in Alcorn’s home base of Baltimore,

Susan Alcorn, the trailblazing pedal steel guitarist who redefined the instrument through her experimental and improvisational approach, has passed away. The High Zero Foundation, an experimental music organization and festival producer based in Baltimore,

Alcorn was one of the world’s foremost pedal steel guitar players who took the instrument to new heights, a celebrated solo artist she also collaborated with numerous musical luminaries across multipl