Susan Alcorn spent years playing her pedal-steel guitar in country bands across Texas. But she has also taken the instrument into less typical territory, applying its sinuous tones to jazz, free improvisation, tango, and her personal blend of all of the above.In this episode, she recalls her seminal encounters with 20th-century composition, free jazz, and a steel-player’s steel player.

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