Bruce Bouton is an American guitarist, session musician, producer, and songwriter. His pedal steel guitar has been featured on many country music recordings, and he helped reintroduce the pedal steel guitar to the forefront of the Nashville sound.
Biography
Bouton began playing pedal steel in 1973 while studying at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. He played with a number of local ensembles, including the Good Humor Band. In 1978, Bouton moved from Vienna Virginia to Nashville Tennessee in pursuit of a music career. His first work in Nashville was touring with
Dottie West, then Lacy J. Dalton and then recording and touring with
Ricky Skaggs.
Garth Brooks
Bouton has toured and recorded with
Garth Brooks from the beginning of Brooks career. Bouton co-wrote the song "Against The Grain" for Brooks’
Ropin' The Wind album.
As part of Brooks' studio band the G Men, Bouton was inducted into the Musician's Hall of Fame and Museum.
Session work
Bouton has played steel guitar on records by
Kenny Rogers,
Brooks & Dunn,
Keith Urban,
,
,
Lady Antebellum, and
Shania Twain.
Songwriting
Songs Bouton wrote or co-wrote have been recorded by T. Graham Brown ("The Last Resort"),
George Strait ("I Ain't Never Seen No One Like You"),
("Who's Minding the Garden"), and
George Jones ("Walls Can Fall").
Touring
Bouton has toured with Ricky Skaggs,
, Foster and Lloyd,
and
Reba McEntire.
Music instruction
1986 Bouton created an instructional video
Learn To Play Pedal Steel Guitar for Homespun.
Other
In 1994, Bouton was executive producer of
on the
Arista Records label.
Bouton hosts The Sidemen on Acme Radio, which features Nashville session musicians.
Discography
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1981: Waitin' for the Sun to Shine (Epic Records)
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1982: Highways & Heartaches (Epic)
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1983: Don't Cheat in Our Hometown (Epic)
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1984: Country Boy (Epic)
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1985: Live in London (Epic)
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1989: Garth Brooks (Capitol Records)
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1990: No Fences (Capitol)
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1991: Ropin' the Wind (Liberty Records)
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1992: The Chase (Liberty)
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1992: Beyond the Season (Liberty)
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1993: In Pieces (Liberty)
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1995: Fresh Horses (Capitol)
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1997: Sevens (Capitol)
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1998: Double Live (Capitol)
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2014: Man Against Machine (RCA)
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2016: Gunslinger (Pearl Records)
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2016: Christmas Together (Pearl) with Trisha Yearwood
As composer
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1987: T. Graham Brown – "The Last Resort" (co-written with Bruce Burch and T. Graham Brown)
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1992: Glen Campbell – Wings of Victory (New Haven) – track 6, "Who's Minding the Garden" (co-written with Alice Randall)
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1992: George Jones – Walls Can Fall (MCA) – track 2, "Walls Can Fall" (co-written with Billy Yates and Frank Dycus)
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1996: George Strait – Blue Clear Sky (MCA) – track 5, "I Ain't Ever Seen No One Like You" (co-written with Roger Springer and Mark Chesnutt)
Also appears on
1986 – 1993
1994 – 1997
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1994: Brooks & Dunn – Waitin' on Sundown (Arista)
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1994: Peter Hofmann – Country Roads (Columbia Records)
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1994: James House – Days Gone By (Columbia)
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1994: Kostas – X S in Moderation (Liberty)
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1994: The Mavericks – What a Crying Shame (MCA)
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1994: Michelle Wright – The Reasons Why (Arista)
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1995: Emilio Navaira – Life is Good (Capitol Nashville)
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1995: Brett James – Brett James (Arista Nashville)
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1995: Lonestar – Lonestar (BNA Records)
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1995: Victoria Shaw – In Full View (Reprise)
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1996: John Berry – Faces (Capitol Nashville)
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1996: Brooks & Dunn – Borderline (Arista)
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1996: Billy Dean – It's What I Do (Capitol Nashville)
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1996: Ty Herndon – Living in a Moment (Epic)
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1996: Gretchen Peters – The Secret of Life (Curb)
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1996: LeAnn Rimes – Blue (Curb)
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1997: Trace Adkins – Big Time (Capitol Nashville)
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1997: Holly Dunn – Leave One Bridge Standing (River North)
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1997: Matt King – Five O'Clock Hero (Atlantic)
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1997: Michele Lee – Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story (self-released)
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1997: Lonestar – Crazy Nights (BNA)
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1997: Ricochet – Blink of an Eye (Columbia)
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1997: Shania Twain – Come On Over (Mercury)
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1997: Clay Walker – Rumor Has It (Giant)
1998 – 2006
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1998: Brooks & Dunn – If You See Her (Arista Nashville)
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1998: Paul Craft – Brother Jukebox (Strictly Country)
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1998: Wade Hayes – When the Wrong One Loves You Right (Columbia)
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1998: Olivia Newton-John – Back With a Heart (MCA Nashville)
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1999: Brooks & Dunn – Tight Rope (Arista Nashville)
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1999: Lonestar – Lonely Grill (BNA)
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1999: Kenny Rogers – She Rides Wild Horses (Dreamcatcher)
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1999: The Warren Brothers – Beautiful Day in the Cold Cruel World (BMG / Ariola)
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2000: Tim Finn – Say It Is So (Sonny's Pop)
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2000: Wynonna Judd – New Day Dawning (Curb)
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2000: Eddy Raven – Living in Black and White (RMG)
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2001: Maxwell – Now (Columbia)
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2003: Kenny Rogers – Back to the Well (Sanctuary)
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2004: Carolyn Dawn Johnson – Dress Rehearsal (Arista Nashville)
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2004: Keith Urban – Be Here (Capitol Nashville)
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2005: Trace Adkins – Songs About Me (Capitol Nashville)
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2005: Billy Gilman – Everything and More (Image Entertainment)
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2005: Faith Hill – Fireflies (Warner Bros.)
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2005: LeAnn Rimes – This Woman (Curb)
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2005: Smith & Harley – Ride to Live (33rd Street
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2006: Eric Church – Sinners Like Me (Capitol Nashville)
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2006: Steve Holy – Brand New Girlfriend (Curb)
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2006: Rascal Flatts – Me and My Gang (Lyric Street)
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2006: Kenny Rogers – Water & Bridges (EMI)
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2006: P. F. Sloan – Sailover (Hightone Records)
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2006: Taylor Swift – Taylor Swift (Big Machine)
2007 – present
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2008: Lady Antebellum – Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville)
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2009: Eric Church – Carolina (Capitol Nashville)
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2009: Jessie Farrell – Good, Bad & Pretty Things (604)
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2009: Sara Groves – Fireflies and Songs (INO / Sponge)
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2009: Jonas Brothers – Lines, Vines and Trying Times (Hollywood)
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2009: Toby Keith – American Ride (Show Dog Nashville)
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2009: Keith Urban – Defying Gravity (Capitol Nashville)
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2010: Lucy Angel – Lucy Angel (G-Force)
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2010: Toby Keith – Bullets in the Gun (Show Dog-Universal)
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2010: Lady Antebellum – Need You Now (Capitol Nashville)
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2010: Maroon 5 – Hands All Over (A&M Octone)
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2010: Reba McEntire – All the Women I Am (Valory)
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2011: Lady Antebellum – Own the Night (Capitol Nashville)
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2011: Keb' Mo' – The Reflection (Yolabelle)
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2011: Rhonda Vincent and Gene Watson – Your Money and My Good Looks (Upper Management)
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2012: Edens Edge – Edens Edge (Big Machine Records)
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2012: Green River Ordinance – Under Fire (Good Time)
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2012: Adam Gregory – Different Places (Calusa)
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2012: Jennette McCurdy - Jennette McCurdy (Capitol Nashville)
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2012: Soleil Moon – On the Way to Everything (Frontiers)
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2013: Danielle Bradbery – Danielle Bradbery (BMLG Records)
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2013: LoCash – LoCash Cowboys (Average Joe's)
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2013: Robin Meade – Count on Me (Mood Media)
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2013: Holly Williams – The Highway (Georgiana)
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2014: Lenny Cooper – The Grind (Average Joe's / Back Road)
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2014: Eric Paslay – Eric Paslay (Capitol / EMI)
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2015: The Cox Family – Gone Like the Cotton (Rounder)
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2015: Steve Grand – All-American Boy (Grand Nation)
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2015: The Lacs – Outlaw in Me (Backroad)
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2016: Josh Kelley – New Lane Road (Sugar Hill)
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2017: Brantley Gilbert – The Devil Don't Sleep (Valory Music)
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2017: Toby Keith – The Bus Songs (Show Dog Nashville)
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2017: The Lacs – American Rebelution (Average Joe's)
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2021: Kimmi Bitter - Highway Hustler
Music instruction
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1986: Learn To Play Pedal Steel Guitar VCR (Homespun) reissued on DVD in 2004
External links
